Do old website files in the public_html effect SEO?

[Renalynd]

My client has about a dozen old folders filled with old websites including index files, robots, htaccess files. They are all located in separate files with in public_html.  Does this effect them negatively?

[Martijn_Scheijbeler]

Hi,

It depends, if they're affecting the current visibility + indexation on the site then yes they will. Otherwise they won't as they're just there. It would probably be best to check your servers log files to see if these files still get any visits from Google. If they do/don't that will be the answer on if anything is being influenced. How you wrote it down in your original question, I wouldn't worry too much about it.

Martijn.

[Renalynd]

Ohh, I understand what you mean. Thank you!