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|Update Notification|

We recommend that you back up your existing configuration and `update as soon as possible`_. It usually takes some time for updates to download, so keep that in mind when choosing when to update.
We recommend that you :ref:`back up your existing configuration <backup_workstations>` and update as soon as possible. It usually takes some time for updates to download, so keep that in mind when choosing when to update.

.. |Update Notification| image:: images/tails_update_notification.png
.. _update as soon as possible: https://docs.securedrop.org/en/stable/backup_workstations.html

Update Manually
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1. Back up your Tails USB
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

`Follow the instructions`_ to back up your existing Tails USB.

.. _Follow the instructions: https://docs.securedrop.org/en/stable/backup_workstations.html
Follow the instructions to :ref:`back up your existing Tails USB <backup_workstations>`.

.. _Step 2:

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If you have an existing *primary Tails USB*, boot into it on your *Admin Workstation* computer and follow the graphical updater prompts that guide you through the `update process`_.

Alternatively, you can also download and `install the newest version of Tails from scratch`_ (as you did when you first installed SecureDrop). This may be faster if your *primary Tails USB* has not been updated in a while.
Alternatively, you can also download and :ref:`install the newest version of Tails from scratch <setup_install_tails>` (as you did when you first installed SecureDrop). This may be faster if your *primary Tails USB* has not been updated in a while.

.. _update process: https://tails.boum.org/doc/first_steps/upgrade/index.en.html

.. _install the newest version of Tails from scratch: https://docs.securedrop.org/en/stable/set_up_tails.html#install-tails

.. _Step 3:

3. Perform airgapped update
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.. warning::
The entire *Secure Viewing Station* is designed to be airgapped, so
the *SVS* Tails USB should **never** be plugged into a computer with
the *SVS* Tails USB must **never** be plugged into a computer with
a network connection.

Use an airgapped computer, such as the *Secure Viewing Station* computer, to perform the steps in this section.
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If you encounter issues
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

If you run into issues, you can always restore your data from the backup device following the instructions `here`_.
If you run into issues, you can always restore your data from the backup device following the instructions :ref:`here <restore_workstations>`.

If you continue to have problems, you can contact us through the `SecureDrop Support Portal`_.

.. _SecureDrop Support Portal: https://securedrop-support.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

.. _here: https://docs.securedrop.org/en/release-0.14.0/backup_workstations.html#restoring-a-workstation-from-a-backup

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