Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6681 17 Sep 2026, 16:23

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 57.560 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
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57.560
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 8.527
# 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 5.259
And I clone USB drive "__internal" to a temporary USB drive "backup" 1.601
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 8.937
And I write a file "/live/persistence/TailsData_unlocked/new" with contents "foo" 0.007
When I start Tails' custom backup tool 2.511
Then the backup tool displays "Plug in your backup Tails USB stick" 0.205
When I plug USB drive "backup" 2.265
And I give the Persistent Storage on drive "backup" its own UUID 0.155
And I click "Retry" in the backup tool 3.164
Then the backup tool displays "Do you want to back up your Persistent Storage now?" 0.137
When I click "Back Up" in the backup tool 3.165
And I enter my persistent storage passphrase into the polkit prompt 2.628
Then the backup tool displays "Your Persistent Storage was backed up successfully to your backup Tails USB stick!" 11.766
# The backup tool ejects the drive, so we have to replug it
When I unplug USB drive "backup" 0.139
And I plug USB drive "backup" 2.613
Then the USB drive "backup" contains the same files as my persistent storage 4.471
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.720
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.117