如果想要卸载 Tails 并用将 USB 记忆棒做他用，您必须重置 U盘。

U盘数据在此过程中将丢失, 但对您不利的人 仍可能发觉 Tails 曾安装过在此U盘上通过 数据恢复操作，除非您在之后 安全地清理了所有磁盘空间。

  1. Using GNOME Disks
  2. Resetting a Tails USB stick from itself

Using GNOME Disks

您有可能会覆盖计算机上的磁盘。 如果您在任何时候不确定选择的设备，请勿继续。

  1. 确保您想要重置的 USB 记忆棒还未插入计算机中。

  2. Choose Applications ▸ Utilities ▸ Disks to start GNOME Disks.

    A list of all the storage devices on the computer appears in the left pane of the window.

  3. Plug in the USB stick that you want to reset.

    A new device appears in the list of storage devices. This new device corresponds to the USB stick that you plugged in. Click on it.

  4. In the right pane of the window, verify that the device corresponds to the USB stick that you want to reset, its brand, its size, etc.

  5. To reset the USB stick, click on the Menu button in the titlebar and choose Format Disk….

  6. In the Format Disk dialog:

    1. If you want to erase all data securely, choose to Overwrite existing data with zeroes in the Erase menu.

    2. Choose Compatible with all systems and devices (MBR/DOS) in the Partitioning menu.

    3. Click on the Format… button.

  7. In the confirmation dialog, click on the Format button to confirm.

  8. To make sure that all the changes are written to the USB stick, click on the Eject button in the titlebar.

Resetting a Tails USB stick from itself

If Tails is your only Linux system, you can generally reset a Tails USB stick directly from that USB stick while running Tails.

  1. When starting Tails, add the toram boot option in the Boot Loader. For detailed instructions, see the documentation on using the Boot Loader.

  2. If Tails starts as usual, follow the instructions for resetting a USB stick using GNOME Disks.

    If the system fails to start, that means that the computer does not have enough memory for this operation mode. Try with another computer, or find another Linux system, such as another Tails USB stick, to do the reset from.