Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6216 19 Mar 2026, 06:55

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 54.030 Passed
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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
54.030
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.977
# 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 9.336
And I clone USB drive "__internal" to a temporary USB drive "backup" 0.739
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.940
And I write a file "/live/persistence/TailsData_unlocked/new" with contents "foo" 0.006
When I start Tails' custom backup tool 1.917
Then the backup tool displays "Plug in your backup Tails USB stick" 0.155
When I plug USB drive "backup" 2.230
And I give the Persistent Storage on drive "backup" its own UUID 0.066
And I click "Retry" in the backup tool 3.163
Then the backup tool displays "Do you want to back up your Persistent Storage now?" 0.149
When I click "Back Up" in the backup tool 3.110
And I enter my persistent storage passphrase into the polkit prompt 2.020
Then the backup tool displays "Your Persistent Storage was backed up successfully to your backup Tails USB stick!" 9.774
# The backup tool ejects the drive, so we have to replug it
When I unplug USB drive "backup" 0.132
And I plug USB drive "backup" 2.714
Then the USB drive "backup" contains the same files as my persistent storage 2.595
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.784
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.113