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    • conversal
      conversal last edited by

      Hello,

      A couple of weeks ago we requested a change of address in Search console. The new, correct url is already indexed. Yet when we search the old url (with site:www.) we find that the old url is still indexed. Is there another way to remove old urls?

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      • Packaging-Group
        Packaging-Group last edited by

        They will disappear over time, make sure that you set up your 301 redirects and you should be fine.

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          • Moreleads
            Moreleads @Packaging-Group last edited by

            Hi,

            They do disappear over time and sometimes can take several weeks.  Is Google still crawling the old address (this should also be reducing)? and do the old pages you find redirect correctly 301)?

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            • Dalessi
              Dalessi last edited by

              I would give it about 4 weeks until you panic. I know it is very frustrating, but your local listings can take a little while to update. As long as everything was verified correctly, and all the new information was used you should be ok.

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              • conversal
                conversal last edited by

                Hello,

                An update: in Google Webmaster Tools the amount of indexed pages reduced, and is now 0. However, the pages this show up when using the "site:www." search. Is there something additional that can be done to remove the pages?

                Thanks!

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                • conversal
                  conversal last edited by

                  Hi,

                  After 2 months my question still stands. in Google Webmaster Tools the amount of indexed pages is already down to 0. However, the pages keep showing up after 2 months when using the "site:www." search. Is this normal?

                  Hope you can help.

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