· . #3. It doesn't work for me. I have downloaded the file a few times but upon trying to run the exe I get a message which says that the file is broken. I have tried a number of times. · As long as Torbutton is enabled and your check your browser network connections to have HTTP_PROXY set to the Tor port (i.e. , Tor port) - then the external applications when given the http address of the file should go through Tor. Better yet, if the external download application either has or can be replaced by a Firefox plugin like DownThemAll! or FlashGot then you won't need . This is absolutely not true. Downloading a file over Tor Browser is not only safe, it's the only way to use Tor Browser. When you visit a webpage with Tor Browser, it downloads HTML and image files. OP is probably talking about downloading other types of files (zip .
This answer is not useful. Show activity on this post. Go to properties of the downloaded file for tor browser and click the tab "unblock" to allow installation for windows vista home. Share. Improve this answer. Follow this answer to receive notifications. answered May 5 '17 at problemsol. problemsol. It actually slows down the network for everyone with no real reason to do so. On a purely logical argument, downloading anything from TOR will compromise your anonymity. The only way to be really anonymous on the TOR network for sure is to set TOR up very tightly and never download anything, just view through the TOR browser bundle. Answer (1 of 2): While I haven't tried this yet, I imagine that it's not that much different from downloading videos on a regular browser like Chrome or Firefox. The trouble with downloading anything from Tor (especially while you're still on the network) is that you run the risk of revealing yo.
First, bandwidth via Tor is low (~2 MB/sec if you’re lucky) and latency is high (maybe –2 seconds). So downloading large files takes a long time. And it’s also rude, because you’re ruining the experience of other users. Second, Tor only routes TCP traffic, so anything involving UDP won’t work. As long as Torbutton is enabled and your check your browser network connections to have HTTP_PROXY set to the Tor port (i.e. , Tor port) - then the external applications when given the http address of the file should go through Tor. Better yet, if the external download application either has or can be replaced by a Firefox plugin like DownThemAll! or FlashGot then you won't need the external application - the download will just work through the browser via the plugin to do the work. This is absolutely not true. Downloading a file over Tor Browser is not only safe, it's the only way to use Tor Browser. When you visit a webpage with Tor Browser, it downloads HTML and image files. OP is probably talking about downloading other types of files (zip files, video files), but it's the exact same thing. 9.
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