Running Tor Browser from a USB stick or SD card

If preferred, Tor Browser may be made portable by extracting it from its archive directly onto removable media such as a USB stick or SD card. It is recommended to use writable media so that Tor Browser can be updated as required.

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  1. Plug in your removable media and format it. Any filesystem type will work.
  2. Navigate to the Tor Browser download page.
  3. Download the Windows .exe file and save it directly to your media.
  4. (Recommended) Verify the files signature.
  5. When the download is complete, click the .exe file and begin the installation process.
  6. When the installer asks where to install Tor Browser, select your removable media.
  1. Plug in your removable media and format it. You must use Mac OS Extended (Journaled) format.
  2. Navigate to the Tor Browser download page.
  3. Download the macOS .dmg file and save it directly to your media.
  4. (Recommended) Verify the files signature.
  5. When the download is complete, click the .dmg file and begin the installation process.
  6. When the installer asks where to install Tor Browser, select your removable media.
  1. Plug in your removable media and format it. Any filesystem type will work.
  2. Navigate to the Tor Browser download page.
  3. Download the Linux .tar.xz file and save it directly to your media.
  4. (Recommended) Verify the files signature.
  5. When the download is complete, extract the archive onto the media as well.