After starting Tails and connecting to Tor, *Tails Upgrader* automatically checks if upgrades are available and then proposes you to upgrade your USB stick. The upgrades are checked for and downloaded through Tor.
<p>If you cannot upgrade at startup (for example, if you have no network connection by then), you can start <i>Tails Upgrader</i> later by opening a terminal and executing the following command:</p>
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<p>When doing automatic upgrades, the size of the download increases over time. If you do a manual upgrade, the size of future automatic upgrades will become smaller again.</p>
<p>When doing automatic upgrades, the size of the download increases over time. If you do a manual upgrade, the size of future automatic upgrades will become smaller again.</p>
