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blueraven7/29/2011 10:54:54 am PDT

re: #570 Killgore Trout

The edit was made recently. Google cache still has the original version…


Anyone know how often google cache updates?

Based on the cached version I get from a website I am very involved with…it shows the cached version as July 25

I have found it to be about once a week as a general rule for that site.

Google takes a snapshot of each page examined as it crawls the web and caches these as a back-up in case the original page is unavailable. If you click on the “Cached” link, you will see the web page as it looked when we indexed it. The cached content is the content Google uses to judge whether this page is a relevant match for your query.

When the cached page is displayed, it will have a header at the top which serves as a reminder that this is not necessarily the most recent version of the page. Terms that match your query are highlighted on the cached version to make it easier for you to see why your page is relevant.

The “Cached” link will be missing for sites that have not been indexed, as well as for sites whose owners have requested we not cache their content.

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