Unpack [this Tor archive](https://linx.li/selif/tor-utf8-fails.7z) to C:\ It will create the following hierarchy: _C:\Проверка\Tor_ (for executables, libraries and torrc) _C:\Проверка\Tor\Data_ (for data and geoip) Configuration file, torrc, is encoded UTF8. It has this line: _DataDirectory C:\Проверка\Tor\Data_ If I run tor.exe -f torrc, the output as follows ''[warn] Error creating directory C:\Проверка\Tor\Data: No such file or directory [warn] Failed to parse/validate config: Couldn't create private data directory "C:\Проверка\Tor\Data"'' Now let’s replace UTF8 encoded torrc with [ANSI encoded torrc](https://linx.li/selif/torrc-ansi.7z) and Tor works as expected. **Trac**: **Username**: Fleming