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Google - 'Index of /files/gimgs'

Kaka
UK
2009-05-08 10:52:43
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Hi,

I recently installed Indexhibit and am currently working on my site.
I just did a google search on my name and along with my main page showing up in the google search it also shows the following link. Index of /files/gimgs - which when clicked on shows all my images and stuff. How can I hide this info?

:)

Vaska A
I WROTE THIS
2009-05-08 10:53:50
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Put it in a shoebox under your bed.

Kaka
UK
2009-05-08 10:55:11
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There isn't any room left under my bed. :)

Vaska A
I WROTE THIS
2009-05-08 10:56:09
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Ok...I was kidding...don't get mad. Haha...

;)

Make a file called 'robots.txt' and put it in the root of your site. Then put this code in it and it should do the trick...

  1. User-agent: *
  2. Disallow: /files/ 
  3. Disallow: /files/gimgs/

I'm not sure if you need the second rule but it couldn't hurt.

Vaska A
I WROTE THIS
2009-05-08 11:00:35
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I just added this to the frequently asked questions as well...it's a good one that was never added in the past.

Maybe you should clean out under your bed before you build your website?

;)

Kaka
UK
2009-05-08 11:12:12
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I'm sure it's a schoolboy error on my part but it doesn't seem to work. :(

...some things i'll never throw away.

Vaska A
I WROTE THIS
2009-05-08 11:14:28
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Eh? But, how can you tell it doesn't work? Are you Google?

Haha...

It works...but it takes time for Google to un-index things. You will have to wait a bit for that. You can try the Google Webmaster tools and see if you can expedite things but I'm not sure if that works with images.

So...be patient...it will work eventually but it could even take a month or more...

Kaka
UK
2009-05-08 11:16:52
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Ah, I see...lol.

Google really should be keeping up with me, losers.

Thank you for your help. :)

Vaska A
I WROTE THIS
2009-05-08 11:20:39
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Yeah, what has Google ever done for us. Yeah...

Oh wait...

;)

paucc
SPAIN
2009-05-10 11:32:41
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Kaka, also you would like to see your htaccess file because your webhost is allowing listing of directories by deffault and this is a feature I wouldn't want activated by default ....
;-)

zaharamh
SPAIN
2009-10-02 10:44:40
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An advice so that your files folders can not be listed is to add an empty file called index.html to every folder.

dyterdyter
UNITED STATES
2010-05-07 01:29:28
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I sleep in a loft bed, cant hide ANYTHING under it. Any script for that?

Vaska A
I WROTE THIS
2010-05-07 02:34:25
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Did you read the thread? Answer is above...

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