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<p>If instead, your Tails USB stick does start but the Persistent Storage fails
to unlock, refer to our instructions on [[recovering data from the Persistent
Storage when it has file system errors|fsck]].</p>
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We are presenting here 3 recovery techniques that work in different cases. We recommend that you try the 3 techniques one after the other.
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[[Doing a manual upgrade|recover#upgrade]]
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Doing a manual upgrade of your broken Tails might allow you to start your
USB stick again and use your Persistent Storage like before.
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[[Unlocking from another Tails and copying using `rsync`|recover#rsync]]
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If doing a manual upgrade doesn't work, you might be able to unlock your
Persistent Storage from another Tails USB stick and copy its content using
`rsync` on the command line.
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[[Recovering from a partition image using forensics tools|recover#image]]
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If unlocking your Persistent Storage from another Tails USB stick fails, you
might be able to recover some or most of your data from a partition image
using advanced forensics tools.
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<h1 id="upgrade">Doing a manual upgrade</h1>
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Doing a manual upgrade of your broken Tails might allow you to start your USB stick again and use your Persistent Storage like before.
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Refer to our instructions on how to do a manual upgrade, either:
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[[Downloading and upgrading from Windows|upgrade/windows]]
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[[Downloading and upgrading from macOS|upgrade/mac]]
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[[Downloading and upgrading from Linux|upgrade/linux]]
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[[Upgrading by cloning from another Tails|doc/upgrade/#clone]]
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<h1 id="rsync">Unlocking from another Tails and copying using <span class="code">rsync</span></h1>
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If doing a manual upgrade doesn't work, you might be able to unlock your Persistent Storage from another Tails USB stick and copy its content using `rsync` on the command line.
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Choose **Applications**&nbsp;▸ **Accessories**&nbsp;▸ **Files** to open the *Files* browser.
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<p>If no encrypted volume appears, try [[recovering from a partition image
using forensics tools|recover#image]].</p>
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You can also explore the content of the Persistent Storage on your broken Tails from the *Files* browser. To do so, execute the following command from the *Root Terminal*:
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