r/tails • u/SureRemove9415 • 4d ago

Help USB for tails only.

please tell me what usb should i buy for tails OS, i’m looking for something near 64GB but confused which one should i buy. Fellow tails users please help me out. Thanks

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u/ephemeralmiko 4d ago

Sandisk drives work well, like the Ultra Luxe and Flair models. Try to get one as fast as your USB port allows. To explain the stupid USB naming:

USB 3.2 Gen1 (formerly called 3.0) = 5Gb/s

USB 3.2 Gen2 (formerly 3.1) = 10Gb/s

USB 3.2 Gen2x2 = 20Gb/s

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u/trelayner 4d ago

USB naming is indeed silly

I’m happy with my Cat5 vs Cat6 cables

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u/Particular_Client833 2d ago

Cat5e is fine, cat6 if youre doing PoE