[vox-tech] google cache not giving me love.

[Alex Mandel]

Peter Jay Salzman wrote:
> Not understanding how to use Google cache.
> 
> I have a broken link:
> 
>    http://www.dancefreak.com/steps.htm
> 
> which I was able to find, via a normal google search (and clicking "cache"
> instead of the main result link):
> 
> http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:ySMw4JQ0uxQJ:www.salsafreak.com/stories-s/steps.htm+the+mystery+of+salsa+timing&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=5
> 
> However, I should be able to type:
> 
>    cache:www.dancefreak.com/steps.htm
> 
> but Google complains that the search didn't match any documents.  How come I
> was able to find the page using a normal Google search and clicking "cache",
> but I can't find the page using a cache: search?
> 
> The reason why I care is that there's another page:
> 
>    http://www.dancefreak.com/dance_styles.htm
> 
> which is also broken.  I'd like to snatch a cached version of the page and
> store it for posterity.  And, of course,
> 
>    cache:www.dancefreak.com/dance_styles.htm
> 
> doesn't work either.
> 
> Thanks,
> Pete
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While I don't have a direct answer to your question I would recommend 
that you give the Wayback machine from the Internet Archive a try 
http://www.archive.org/web/web.php

from June 2003 
http://web.archive.org/web/20020603202937/http://www.dancefreak.com/dance_styles.htm

One reason google may not keep cached pages beyond a certain time frame?
The internet archive is permanent, I forgot how many TB they're up to 
now (1000+)

Alex