How to Fix 404 Error not found

Error 404 is a frequent problem on the internet. For that reason, in this post we are going to talk about this problem and we will learn about the real issue about error 404 problem, and what we must do to fight it.

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What is 404 Error

It is an error that occurs when the connection between the "URL" domain and the "hosting" server where the web page is hosted is lost. This can occur for various reasons, the most frequent being:

• Primary domain expired
• Subdomains changes (redirect from my.domain.com changed to your.domain.com)
• Problems with the Hosting service
• Problems with the Domain service
• DDOS attacks
• Bad Website management

REMEMBER: The redirection is the condition that is applied to a domain to redirect to another automatically which is implemented through the platform of the company that rents us the domain which redirects to an own or external domain.{alertSuccess}

How to Fix Error 404

As mentioned, the 404 error is a problem between the domain and hosting which are managed by a webmaster or the owner of the website. For this reason, a user cannot solve! This problem, although if the content is of interest, you could notify the website administrator of the problem through the contact form or through social networks.

How to recovery content not available from a website due to Error 404

Although it is true that it is no longer possible to see the content of a web page when the 404 error is displayed and even before the same administrator solves the problem, the content can still be recovered, that is, a screenshot or record of the Web page. Among some of the ways that exist to retrieve content from a website; are:

Find domain changes via Google

First of all, you can search the entry title of the web page in Google with the aim of looking for domain changes or by looking for the domain of the web page directly, to know if there has been any change in the address of the website or has been removed. This is due to the process of indexing web pages in Google, which allows changes to be tracked quickly.

Access Google file cache

Secondly, you can see a copy of the website in the cache of the Google search engine in order to see a copy of the website in the cache section, which will show the last capture that Google has of the site. It is important to mention that said capture has a period of availability and it is not always the latest edition of the website.

Open contact with the administrator of the website

It is a recommendation that has already been mentioned, but it is important to mention that all websites on the internet have a contact, help or support section through the same website or through social networks.

How to Fix 404 error in other sites

• The 404 error on Facebook: This error occurs when there is a change in the domain of the page or 2 pages are merged, this problem can last up to 48 hours after the changes are applied to the platform.
• The 404 error in Dropbox: This error occurs when a certain file has a large number of downloads, in these cases the same platform ends up deleting the files.
• The 404 error on YouTube: This error occurs when a video is deleted on YouTube, this usually occurs when the video has problems with the platform's policies.
• The 404 error on Blogger or Google Site: This error occurs when the domain of the blog or website in question is changed.

IMPORTANT: In case, you are G Suite Administrator (Google Apps), you can learn How to Fix G Suite 404 ERROR.{alertWarning}