USB-live does not save files between sessions

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Published on 2013-11-10T21:58:04Z Indexed on 2013/11/10 22:23 UTC
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I created a USB-stick with Ubuntu, using the recommended tool "Startup Disk Creator" and the image for Ubuntu 13.10. The very simple interface looks like this:

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There can't be much to misunderstand in this GUI. I have chosen to create a USB stick with a live version of Ubuntu, which will save files and settings from session to session, on the USB drive, right?

Well, it just doesn't save anything. I go in, create a file on Desktop, restart and it's gone.

I did the whole procedure three times, i.e. first creating the USB, then testing if I could save.

Have I misunderstood something?

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