How Do I Get an Old Version of a Webpage?

❎ It's generally not possible to recover an older version of a webpage, but we'll look at a couple of straws to grasp at.
❎ Old versions of webpages
Archive.org and search engine caches are two straws to grasp at when looking for older version of webpages. Unfortunately, there’s no guarantee that what you’re looking for will be found in either.
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0:00 Old Version of a Webpage
0:30 You probably can't
1:15 Archive.org
2:15 Using the Way Back Machine
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5:25 Search engine cache
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[@davinp]

A problem that may make it difficult to find older versions of a website is that some websites get redesigned, shut down or the domain is sold and someone else buys it and uses it for a different purpose.

[@jameswright5627]

I love this Leo. Very interesting article/video.