Did you add @bzorl's cert? One of the most important certs!
Yes, i went to the whole certs thread and i saw that you mentioned him twice.
At least as long as possible. To connect to a peer (and, obviously, to download from) you both must be online simultaneously.
That's why i prefer torrenting / seedboxes. 😋 But anyway, i'll grab whatever for as long as i am online. Which is gonna be difficult also, because i need my bandwith for my regural downloads as well. I'll see how it goes.
By the way i've checked the collection i wanted and tried to sort the files based on filenames/sizes. i think i have 3GB of audios, that are not currently on Retroshare. i've put them in my folder in case anyone wants to check out. But of course my upload speed will suck.
(06 Aug 2026, 18:43 )bambipledge Wrote: That's why i prefer torrenting / seedboxes. If one host is going to download from another one - both hosts must be online. 😊 Regardless the protocol: RetroShare, torrent, eMule, ftp, https - does not matter.
Seedboxes run 365/24/7 at extreme speeds, not limited by home bandwidth. And out of hundreds of leechers, statistically there's gonna be at least 5-10 with seedboxes as well who will also seed the torrent anytime. So anyone who requests the files, is guaranteed to get them in just seconds.
In RS you wait for people to show in order to download a few chunks... it's like reinventing the wheel. Like re-living the Napster, Kazaa, Winmx, Limewire days...
edit: And i just realized Tor uses 25% of my CPU. i think i'm gonna pass on RS completely.
edit: Demon Girl told me to stop ranting and keep trying.
(This post was last modified: 07 Aug 2026, 09:51 by bambipledge.)
(06 Aug 2026, 20:48 )bambipledge Wrote: Seedboxes run 365/24/7 at extreme speeds That's for sharing the "seeds", not the content
(06 Aug 2026, 20:48 )bambipledge Wrote: And out of hundreds of leechers That's the key. The more online peers, the better it works. Irrespectively the protocol.
(06 Aug 2026, 20:48 )bambipledge Wrote: In RS you wait for people to show in order to download a few chunks Same as with other protocols.
(06 Aug 2026, 20:48 )bambipledge Wrote: And i just realized Tor uses 25% of my CPU You can tune your Tor manually. AFAIK, it might use a part of your bandwidth to pass traffic from other users - just like your traffic passed through multiple node, in order to be hidden. Something, what torrent, eMule, Kazaa can not do.
That's the key. The more online peers, the better it works.
i've added 721 cents, the recent ones, plus the txt from xeon, plus the older ones...
Still 0/721 online, there's only 1 computer i see at the Friends Files.
i found some files i want, and the .collection file which i've put in priority, but nothing has downloaded yet. i hope i get something by tomorrow... there right there, and i can't get them. 
I have been using RetroShare for two years without any problem on Windows 10. A simple reboot would help if it stopped working.
Yesterday, it stopped working, without apparent reason. I'm stuck on the Dialog window telling me Tor status: Tor is offline and Waiting for Tor.
Anyone has any idea how to fix this or could point me to a good troubleshooting guide please?
Hey! Same happened to me today! I thought it was me. It doesnt go past Dalog window and Tor status: Tor is offline and Waiting for Tor. Already wanted to delete it and download again. Not sure what to about it.
(29 Oct 2026, 11:20 )YouMayDream Wrote: I have been using RetroShare for two years without any problem on Windows 10. A simple reboot would help if it stopped working.
Yesterday, it stopped working, without apparent reason. I'm stuck on the Dialog window telling me Tor status: Tor is offline and Waiting for Tor.
Anyone has any idea how to fix this or could point me to a good troubleshooting guide please?
I'm having the same problem. Yesterday all downloads stopped working so I quit retroShare. Today, whenever I try to bring up restroShare, I get a window saying the following.
Setting up Tor ...
Tor status: Unknown
Tor status: 30% (loading_status): Loading networkstatus consensus
Hidden address: not set
Onion address: not set
So I did find out some things and I'm testing them right now.
Other users have experienced something similar:
https://github.com/RetroShare/RetroShare/issues/3339
They provided some explanations:
https://blog.torproject.org/sunsetting-t...hatgpt.com
And a file to replace your old Tor.exe, with a functional one:
https://gofile.io/d/uF1WcWMi
So far, it seems to be working, but I am paranoid about computer viruses and such, so please be careful. <3
(29 Oct 2026, 23:22 )GCRhoads Wrote: (29 Oct 2026, 11:20 )YouMayDream Wrote: I have been using RetroShare for two years without any problem on Windows 10. A simple reboot would help if it stopped working.
Yesterday, it stopped working, without apparent reason. I'm stuck on the Dialog window telling me Tor status: Tor is offline and Waiting for Tor.
Anyone has any idea how to fix this or could point me to a good troubleshooting guide please?
I'm having the same problem. Yesterday all downloads stopped working so I quit retroShare. Today, whenever I try to bring up restroShare, I get a window saying the following.
Setting up Tor ...
Tor status: Unknown
Tor status: 30% (loading_status): Loading networkstatus consensus
Hidden address: not set
Onion address: not set
Glad it's not just me - best I can get to is: 40% (loading_keys): Loading authority key certs
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