How to Retrieve a Deleted Web Page
It happens to every one of us who depend on the internet from time to time -- you have the URL of a web site or a web page on the internet, and when you try to go there, the web page or web site you wanted to see is gone! Whether a site goes down, or loses its registered domain name, or some other disaster happens, such as a site you write for suddenly deleting your articles without notice, never fear! There is a way to get those articles, web pages, or web sites back for free, and it takes only your browser and the URL of the deleted site, web page, or article. So even when someone changes their web site, the web page as it existed before the change can still be found! This handy web service is called the Wayback Machine, and the service it provides is invaluable for many people.
To start your trip into the past all you need to do is locate the URL of the page or web site you want to see. Then all you have to do is to go to the archive.org web site, and look at the center of the page. You will see a search box for the "Wayback Machine." The Wayback Machine has been saving a copy of the entire World Wide Web for many years, and so web sites as they appeared at certain times will be stored there at the archive.org web site indefinitely.
When you paste the URL of your desired deleted article, deleted or changed website or web page into the search box, you will be presented with at least one, and sometimes several versions that the wayback machine has stored. Click on the version you want, and you will be taken to a copy of the web page as it existed on that date. What's more, all the links from that page will work correctly, and you can navigate the entire web site just as it was on that date without any problems!
The Wayback Machine is free for anyone to use, and you do not even have to register for the archive.org web site. The site accepts donations, so if you managed to retrieve a deleted money-making article, consider giveng them a donation to keep the site running. After all, you never know when you will need the Wayback Machine again!
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Priceless information. I don't know how you know SO MUCH STUFF!! Great article.
Thumbs up! I have to bookmk this, thanks!
Great article, I actually retrieved my Family History Web page about two weeks ago with them. And yes it still works. I came across the program by accident actually.
The annoying thing is that geocities who it was with no longer exists. And I tried to get help through yahoo who ( I think control it) My problem is that I no longer have my password and user name so cannot get into it anymore.
But at least I can still see it. But would love to activate it again.
You can copy all the text and start a new site (such as on Blogger) with the information. That way you can have an active copy.
Well yeah that might work. I will have to tax my brain and think about that.. yeah it may work...thanks for the suggestion.
I decided to take your advise. But they only restored the front page not the two pages with all the info on them
God to know just in case!
Sorry! Good to know just in case!
Valuable information. Thanks for sharing.
Very clever and useful article. Thank you.
A funny aside: I looked at the number of words in this article: 404. You know, the error code for "Web Page Not Found"! LOL!
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