Does the Tor browser save cached versions of .onion sites to computer?

No, Tor does not leave any information on your computer. The Tor Browser does not keep any browser history, it does not cache on disk nor it stores session cookies anywhere on the disk. It is designed with the utmost privacy and confidentiality in mind to protect its users.

1. Does Tor store anything on your computer?
2. Does Tor leave traces on your computer?
3. Where is Tor browser data stored?
4. Does Tor have temp files?

Does Tor store anything on your computer?

The Firefox cache is disabled on the TOR Browser by default, so no files will be written when browsing the web, all is stored on the RAM temporary. However, your OS can move the RAM into a RAM swap file like pagefile , thus leaving traces of the unencrypted data that was used in the TOR browser.

Does Tor leave traces on your computer?

Although your internet traffic is encrypted on Tor, your ISP can still see that you're connected to Tor. Plus, Tor cannot protect against tracking at the entry and exit nodes of its network. Anyone who owns and operates the entry node will see your real IP address.

Where is Tor browser data stored?

The torrc is in the Tor Browser Data directory at ~/Library/Application Support/TorBrowser-Data/Tor . Note the Library folder is hidden on newer versions of macOS. To navigate to this folder in Finder, select "Go to Folder..." in the "Go" menu. Then type ~/Library/Application Support/ in the window and click Go.

Does Tor have temp files?

TorBrowser creates temp files in Linux /tmp & Windows %temp% and OSX(various places) during the file downloads dialog & when using internal browser video player.