Google Tools help

They found a 404 Error.

[Roxster]

Google made me aware of a Page not found error which I am greatful for. The only problem the link points to a backup page that shouldn't exist! I think backing up a folder in a wysiwyg recalculated a link. HOw do I go about finding that link! My editor can't find it in a search, and Google isn't showing a referal where the link originated from. Does anyone have an idea how to locate it?

[grandpa]

Why not simply redirect it? I was recently shown two 404's that I wasn't aware of, one of them from a page that's been gone for at least 3 years. It could be recip from someone, or just a link that Google remembers. It could even still be in my site somewhere - a remote possibility, but given my track record still possible. No matter, I used .htaccess and 301'ed the broken link to the correct page. Problem solved.

[pshea]

Sitemaps recently showed an error to a page that's been gone six years. Sitemaps is great for clearing these out with 301s as was suggested.

[phranque]

you should be able to use the links tab to figure out which url is pointing to the missing page...