On 8/19/16 5:52 PM, Chris wrote:
A while ago I edited the torrc file on my Mac to only use exit nodes in the USA. Since then there were some updates to TOR and there is no torrc file anymore. I deleted the TOR browser appp multiple times and reinstalled but when I look at the package content of the torbrowser there is no torrc file. I also tried looking elsewhere on my mac for the torrc file but it is nowhere. I looked in folders that were suggested by posts I found online and I looked in other folders. Once I checked the log created when I start the TOR browser and there was something that said "no torrc found - using defaults". I also tried copying a torrc file into the torbrowser package but no matter what I do the browser still defaults to USA exit nodes. I can't reset this to default because there is no torrc file. Please help.
I am not sure if your question belongs on this mailing list, but I will try to help.
In recent versions of Tor Browser, the torrc file is not created on Mac OS until it is needed. After you open Tor Browser, a torrc file will be created in one of two locations:
~/Library/Application Support/TorBrowser-Data/Tor/torrc ./TorBrowser-Data/Tor/torrc
The ~/Library/... location will be used if you install the Tor Browser app in /Applications or another directory whose path contains /Applications.
Otherwise, a TorBrowser-Data directory will be created next to the application (indicated by the ./TorBrowser-Data/... location that I mentioned above).
Ticket reference: https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/13252