Webpage no longer available
Author
Discussion

Derek Smith

Original Poster:

50,018 posts

279 months

Wednesday 6th February 2019
quotequote all
I've got an odd problem.

I've used an online blog as research and want to include a link to it in my article. Yesterday the page was available but today the link gives a 404 error. I've returned to the Google search criteria I used and the page link is shown.

Is there any way of viewing a page that yesterday was freely available?

Link is: https://www.mckinsey.com/about-us/new-at-mckinsey-...

thebraketester

15,840 posts

169 months

Wednesday 6th February 2019
quotequote all
waybackmachine.... might be cached on there

DocJock

8,722 posts

271 months

Wednesday 6th February 2019
quotequote all
http://web.archive.org/web/20171118212731/https://...

Don't know if it will link permanently I'm afraid.

Penelope Stopit

11,209 posts

140 months

Wednesday 6th February 2019
quotequote all

Derek Smith

Original Poster:

50,018 posts

279 months

Wednesday 6th February 2019
quotequote all
Thanks for that, guys. It seems odd to me that the day after I returned to the page, after some 15 months, access is removed from the site. I'm not one for conspiracies, but that's what they want you to think.

I checked the link before sending the article. Just as well.


Stenasev

80 posts

141 months

Wednesday 6th February 2019
quotequote all
Derek Smith said:
Is there any way of viewing a page that yesterday was freely available?

Link is: https://www.mckinsey.com/about-us/new-at-mckinsey-...
This link seems to work ok.

Fore Left

1,621 posts

213 months

Wednesday 6th February 2019
quotequote all
Stenasev said:
Derek Smith said:
Is there any way of viewing a page that yesterday was freely available?

Link is: https://www.mckinsey.com/about-us/new-at-mckinsey-...
This link seems to work ok.
Working OK for me too.

Derek Smith

Original Poster:

50,018 posts

279 months

Wednesday 6th February 2019
quotequote all
Working for me too now.

Thanks for the help, everyone. The working link means I can keep the article as original.