Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_closed-issues-design-doc 2 28 May 2026, 18:01

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Backing up the persistent storage 17 0 0 0 0 17 1 0 1 57.916 Passed
Tags: @product
Feature Backing up the persistent storage
As a Tails user I want to backup my persistent storage And easily keep that backup updated
Tags: @product
57.916
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.008
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 8.670
# The volume cannot be in use when GuestFs clones it, which we do below
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 10.077
And I clone USB drive "__internal" to a temporary USB drive "backup" 0.985
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 8.078
And I write a file "/live/persistence/TailsData_unlocked/new" with contents "foo" 0.007
When I start Tails' custom backup tool 1.915
Then the backup tool displays "Plug in your backup Tails USB stick" 0.193
When I plug USB drive "backup" 2.322
And I give the Persistent Storage on drive "backup" its own UUID 0.101
And I click "Retry" in the backup tool 3.180
Then the backup tool displays "Do you want to back up your Persistent Storage now?" 0.213
When I click "Back Up" in the backup tool 3.211
And I enter my persistent storage passphrase into the polkit prompt 2.314
Then the backup tool displays "Your Persistent Storage was backed up successfully to your backup Tails USB stick!" 10.245
# The backup tool ejects the drive, so we have to replug it
When I unplug USB drive "backup" 0.142
And I plug USB drive "backup" 1.789
Then the USB drive "backup" contains the same files as my persistent storage 4.467
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.279
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.135