# Tor not being connected

**URL:** <https://community.brave.app/t/tor-not-being-connected/437141>\
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**Created:** [October 8, 2022, 4:57am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/tor-not-being-connected/437141 "2022-10-08T04:57:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![gups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/278dde/32.png) [@gups](https://community.brave.app/u/gups)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2022, 4:57am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/tor-not-being-connected/437141/1 "2022-10-08T04:57:01Z")

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It comes saying Tor not able to connect try by toggling Tor browser on and off or use bridges. On doing all possible ways, I was not able to connect it. Any suggestions on what to do?

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**Author:** ![SmartyAadi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/smartyaadi/32/157036_2.png) [@SmartyAadi](https://community.brave.app/u/SmartyAadi)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2022, 6:43am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/tor-not-being-connected/437141/2 "2022-10-08T06:43:14Z")

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> [@"New Private Window with TOR" not working](https://community.brave.app/t/new-private-window-with-tor-not-working/235213):
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> I’ve been trying to open webpages in a ‘New Private Window with TOR’ window. The progress meter just spins indefinitely for all websites. None load. New Private Window (w/o TOR) functioning normally. No such problem in the TOR browser (run separately to compare).

See if anything helps from the above post

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**Author:** ![CerealLover](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brave/user_avatar/community.brave.app/cereallover/32/130868_2.png) [@CerealLover](https://community.brave.app/u/CerealLover)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2022, 11:54am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/tor-not-being-connected/437141/3 "2022-10-08T11:54:44Z")

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Try this and try connecting Tor after each step.

1. Open `brave://settings/clearBrowserData` and clear Brave’s history.
2. Check if tor is not blocked by your firewall.
3. Toggle ON/OFF ‘Private window with Tor’.
4. Enable ‘Use Bridges’ and try different ones.
5. Flush DNS
6. Use public DNS such as google 8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4
7. Open `brave://settings/security` and disable ‘Always use secure connections’ and ‘Use secure DNS’.

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**Author:** ![mk7z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@mk7z](https://community.brave.app/u/mk7z)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 2:48pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/tor-not-being-connected/437141/4 "2022-10-25T14:48:50Z")

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Actually, I recalled that in the distant past (over a year ago), the temporary fix was just to toggle the TOR setting (under “Privacy and security”) – i.e., ‘off’, then back ‘on’ again (same as your #3).

So I did that and it worked. But I guess it means that there’s been no permanent fix.

Thanks for your reply.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/brave/original/3X/1/8/182067f3480d1a5e7aea5ae3131b116ca1ef7918.png) [@system](https://community.brave.app/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2022, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/tor-not-being-connected/437141/5 "2022-12-24T14:49:13Z")

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Closed on December 24, 2022, 2:49pm UTC

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