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Poster: | sapiosenses | Date: | Apr 18, 2024 4:30pm |
Forum: | general | Subject: | Wayback: Constantly redirected to live site |
When I first checked that URL, it gave me a good archived page.
Then after a minute or two of checking other capture dates without a problem, every time I tried to load a different date, it kept loading the current page instead of the archived page. VERY frustrating!
How do I prevent that? It feels like the site owner is trying to block me from looking at their old pages or something. (I'm sure it's not that, it just feels that way..)
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Poster: | helpdesk_Support | Date: | Apr 22, 2024 7:40am |
Forum: | general | Subject: | Re: Wayback: Constantly redirected to live site |
On the other hand, snapshots highlighted in green are redirects. This means that when you try to access these snapshots, instead of showing you the page captured at that moment, the Wayback Machine automatically redirects you to the website in its current state. This can lead to confusion as you won't see the historical version you're looking for.
So, to avoid the frustration of seeing the current page instead of the archived version, make sure to select snapshots highlighted in blue. This way, you can easily explore different versions of the website over time.