Pages load but everything is extremely slow Minor

Some slowness is simply how Tor works. Traffic hops through several relays before reaching the market, so pages take longer than on the ordinary web. That part is not a fault and cannot be tuned away.

What is not normal

Waits of thirty seconds or more per page, or images that never finish. That usually means one slow relay in your current circuit, or the address you are on is under load while the others are fine.

The fix

1. Request a new circuit for the site, which reroutes you through different relays
2. Switch to a different verified address, since load is per address
3. Keep the security level at Safest, which blocks scripting and often makes pages lighter rather than heavier

What slow actually looks like on Tor

A page taking two or three seconds is normal and is the cost of the routing. A page taking thirty seconds, or images that begin loading and stop, points at one relay in your current circuit struggling rather than at the market. The distinction matters because the first has no fix worth chasing and the second is solved in one click.

Time of day plays a part as well. The Tor network carries more traffic at some hours than others, and a circuit built during a busy period can be noticeably worse than one built twenty minutes later. Rebuilding the circuit is free, so it is worth trying before concluding anything.

What not to do

• Do not disable the security slider protections to speed up rendering
• Do not open the market in an ordinary browser through any kind of proxy or gateway service
• Do not keep hammering reload, since each attempt reuses the same slow circuit