Sometimes it says connection timed out (which has been happening for me more and more lately, a refresh usually fixed it) and other times it says onion not found, which is a new error on my end. Could...
Robot says this:
The error message **"Onionsite Not Found" (Error Code 0xF0)** specifically means that the **onion service descriptor cannot be found on the hashring**. In plain terms: **the site is offline**, and its address is not currently registered or reachable within the Tor network.
### What Error 0xF0 Means
* **Site is Offline**: The most likely cause is that the website administrator has taken the site down, the server is stopped, or the service has moved to a new address.
* **Descriptor Missing**: Technically, your Tor client cannot find the cryptographic "descriptor" required to build a circuit to the hidden service.
* **Not a Network Issue**: Unlike error **0xF1** ("Onionsite Cannot Be Reached," which implies a Tor network internal error) or **0xF3** ("Unable to Connect," which implies network overload), **0xF0** confirms the issue is with the **site itself**, not your connection.
### Can You Verify if It's Down for Everyone?
**Yes, effectively.** Due to the decentralized nature of Tor, **if you receive a 0xF0 error, the site is down for everyone.**
* **No "Just Me" Scenario**: Unlike standard websites where a site might be blocked only for your IP or region, onion sites are either published to the network (up) or not (down). There is no mechanism for a hidden service to be "up" for some users and "not found" for others unless the address itself is wrong.
* **No External Checkers Needed**: Third-party "Is It Down?" services are generally unreliable or non-existent for `.onion` sites because they cannot resolve these addresses from the clearnet. If your Tor Browser says 0xF0, you can trust that the site is unreachable globally.
The error message **"Onionsite Not Found" (Error Code 0xF0)** specifically means that the **onion service descriptor cannot be found on the hashring**. In plain terms: **the site is offline**, and its address is not currently registered or reachable within the Tor network.
### What Error 0xF0 Means
* **Site is Offline**: The most likely cause is that the website administrator has taken the site down, the server is stopped, or the service has moved to a new address.
* **Descriptor Missing**: Technically, your Tor client cannot find the cryptographic "descriptor" required to build a circuit to the hidden service.
* **Not a Network Issue**: Unlike error **0xF1** ("Onionsite Cannot Be Reached," which implies a Tor network internal error) or **0xF3** ("Unable to Connect," which implies network overload), **0xF0** confirms the issue is with the **site itself**, not your connection.
### Can You Verify if It's Down for Everyone?
**Yes, effectively.** Due to the decentralized nature of Tor, **if you receive a 0xF0 error, the site is down for everyone.**
* **No "Just Me" Scenario**: Unlike standard websites where a site might be blocked only for your IP or region, onion sites are either published to the network (up) or not (down). There is no mechanism for a hidden service to be "up" for some users and "not found" for others unless the address itself is wrong.
* **No External Checkers Needed**: Third-party "Is It Down?" services are generally unreliable or non-existent for `.onion` sites because they cannot resolve these addresses from the clearnet. If your Tor Browser says 0xF0, you can trust that the site is unreachable globally.
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