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Most of the time, repairing the file system will work fine and will be enough to fix your Persistent Storage.
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In the rare cases when repairing the file system will not work, you might be able to recover some or most of your data from this partition image using advanced forensics tools. This recovery process is very technical and you might need help from someone experienced with data recovery.
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<h1 id="image">Creating a partition image of your Persistent Storage</h1>
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A partition image is a copy of your entire Persistent Storage in a single file that you can save to an external hard disk from Tails.
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[[Set up an administration password|doc/first_steps/welcome_screen/administration_password]].
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Choose to start without unlocking your Persistent Storage.
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Choose **Applications&nbsp;▸ Files** to open the *Files* browser.
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Plug in the hard disk on which you want to save the partition image of your Persistent Storage. You need as much free space as the size of your Persistent Storage, usually 8&nbsp;GB less than your Tails USB stick.
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Right-click (on Mac, click with two fingers) on the new volume that appeared in the sidebar of the *Files* browser and choose *Properties* in the shortcut menu.
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<h3 id="identify">Identifying your Persistent Storage in the <i>Disks</i> utility</h3>
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Choose **Applications&nbsp;▸ Utilities&nbsp;▸ Disks** to open the *Disks* utility.
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In the left pane of the *Disks* utility, identify your Tails USB stick in the list of storage devices.
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Verify its brand and size.
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In the left pane, click on the storage device that corresponds to your Tails USB stick.
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In the right pane, this storage device should have 2 volumes, corresponding to 2 partitions on the USB stick.
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This volume corresponds to the system partition of your Tails.
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1 volume with a **TailsData** label and **LUKS** content.
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This volume corresponds to the encrypted version of your Persistent Storage.
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[[!img disks.png link="no" class="screenshot" alt=""]]
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In the right pane, click on the volume that corresponds to your Persistent Storage.
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