Hardware requirements:
- A USB stick of 8 GB minimum or a recordable DVD. All the data on this USB stick or DVD will be lost when installing Tails.
- The ability to start from a USB stick or a DVD reader.
- A 64-bit x86-64 compatible processor: IBM PC compatible but not PowerPC nor ARM. ...
- 2 GB of RAM to work smoothly.
What USB do I need for Tails?
System requirements: PC Computer (any brand) with USB 2.0 / 3.0 port which can boot with USB drive.
Do you need fast USB for Tails?
Use USB flash drives whose read speed is at least 150 MB/s.
What are the requirements for Tails OS?
In order to use Tails, you need either an empty flash drive or an empty DVD with at least 8GB of free space (remember that any data on them would be deleted while installing). Other requirements include a computer with at least 2GB of RAM and a processor with 64-bit x86-64 compatibility.