<p>We [[stopped recommending|news/rufus]] <i>balenaEtcher</i> to install Tails
from Windows in 2025 because <i>balenaEtcher</i> shares [[!tails_ticket 16381
desc="sensitive information"]] to the Balena company that allows identifying
who is installing Tails.</p>

<p>We have not updated our installation instructions for macOS yet.</p>

<p>If you are worried about being identified as a Tails user, you can instead:</p>

<ul>
<li>[[!toggle id="dd" text="Install Tails using `dd` on the command line"]].</li>
<li>Install Tails using <a href="https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/"><i>Raspberry Pi Imager</i></a>.</li>
</ul>

<p>You might overwrite any hard disk on the computer.</p>

<p>If you are not sure about the device, stop proceeding.</p>