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[[!meta title="Reporting an error using WhisperBack"]]
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Reporting errors is a great way of helping us improve Tails.
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The more effectively you report an error, the more likely we are to fix it.
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<h1 id="known">Check if the error is already known</h1>
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You might already find help on our [[support pages|support]].
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<h1 id="whisperback">Reporting an error using <i>WhisperBack</i></h1>
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*WhisperBack* allows you to report errors anonymously from inside Tails. Reports are sent to us encrypted and over the Tor network.
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<p>Even if we are not able to reply to every report, we analyze all reports to improve Tails.</p>
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To start *WhisperBack*, choose **Applications**&nbsp;▸ **System Tools**&nbsp;▸ **WhisperBack Error Reporting**.
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*WhisperBack* helps you write a useful error report.
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**Tell us exactly how to make the error happen again.**
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Our team needs to be able to reproduce the error to know whether we really fixed it.
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**Describe the error in detail.**
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Write down the exact error messages.
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**Write clearly and precisely.**
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You can also enter an email address.
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Giving us an email address allows us to ask you for more information if we need it. This is the case for the vast majority of reports.