Need to know how to de-index pages in Google?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by online-advice, Apr 3, 2007.

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    Hi there,
    wanting to know if anyone knows how to de-index pages in google?
    I had a lot of files that i deleted but they still show on google..

    I setup my own 404 error pages, does this make the engines still think there is a file there?

    any ideas on this..
     
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    Use 301 redirect to main page. or use password protection on those folders ..
     
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    The answer from the masters is here:
    http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=35301&topic=8459

    From that page, you get almost everything to answer your questions!

    This specific link (from the above link) may be what you are looking for:
    http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=61050
     
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