1 [[!meta title="Check the file system of the persistent volume"]]
3 In rare occasions, you might have to perform a file system check to repair a
4 broken persistent volume.
6 1. Start Tails, with persistence disabled, and [[set up an administration
7 password|startup_options/administration_password]].
10 <span class="menuchoice">
11 <span class="guimenu">Applications</span> ▸
12 <span class="guisubmenu">Accessories</span> ▸
13 <span class="guimenuitem">Disk Utility</span>
15 to open the <span class="application">GNOME Disk Utility</span>.
17 1. In the left pane, click on the device corresponding to your Tails device.
19 1. In the right pane, click on the partition labeled as
20 <span class="guilabel">Encrypted</span>. The
21 <span class="guilabel">Partition Label</span> must be
22 <span class="label">TailsData</span>.
24 1. Click on <span class="guilabel">Unlock Volume</span> to unlock the
25 old persistent volume. Enter the passphrase of the old persistent
26 volume and click <span class="guilabel">Unlock</span>.
28 1. Click on the <span class="guilabel">TailsData</span> partition that
29 appears below the <span class="guilabel">Encrypted Volume</span>
32 1. Click on <span class="guilabel">Check Filesystem</span>.