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I am rather new to Tor and not sure if it is something I missed, or that I have done wrong. Almost every single onion site (90% of them) I try to access shows the error message "Unable to connect".

I tried using the Tor check, and it says that I'm using it. If anyone could help me that would be great! thank you

Jon
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Lyla
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First make sure your clock, date, and timezone are set correctly. Also check the log for any issues.

Many sites has gone down, and are not online anymore that are linked to all over the place.

Then try some of the sites that are hosted by big providers with the most amount of uptime.

Some examples are:

If these sites work, then I'd say that the other sites you are trying are simply not online.

Greenonline
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IAmNoone
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If the above doesn't work, here are the longshots:

  • Try using a different computer. It could be a configuration error. While most issues stem from the clock/date/timezone as mentioned above, it could be something unforeseen. Never hurts to check. Try a library.
    • If that fixes it, double-check your requirements and try posting your log. There might be something you missed last time around.
  • Change your identity. This seems like an obvious step, but just covering the bases. Exit node blacklisting is rare, but possible, and there might be other factors in the path that are preventing your connection.
  • Use a proxy over clearnet. To make sure that the service isn't actually down, try plugging it into one of the many proxies out there. One of the more famous is onion.to, but you have options if you search.
  • Set up bridges and pluggable transports. This shouldn't be necessary if you can connect to some services already, but it's worth a shot. It'll take some configuring, but if it works, it works. There's a Tor-provided guide here.
ndm13
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but almost every single onion site

If you can connect to one .onion address, then there is no reason on your end why you could not connect to all of them.

The Hidden Service itself could be down or overwhelmed. (Or moved on to a new .onion address)

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