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Asked: 2026-05-13T07:19:02+00:00

I have deleted a folder called forums from my website from 3 months. but

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I have deleted a folder called forums from my website from 3 months. but in my Google Webmaster Tools it keeps saying that e.g. /forums/member.php?u=1092 is missing (404). is there any way to stop these messages and tell google that i am not going to re-upload it? is this going to affect on my SEO ranking?

I tried this code, but it’s not working.

RewriteRule ^forums/(.*)$ http://www.mysite.com [301, L]

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  1. Editorial Team

    Have you tried changing the status code to 410?

    410 Gone

    The requested resource is no longer
    available at the server and no
    forwarding address is known. This
    condition is expected to be considered
    permanent. Clients with link editing
    capabilities SHOULD delete references
    to the Request-URI after user
    approval. If the server does not know,
    or has no facility to determine,
    whether or not the condition is
    permanent, the status code 404 (Not
    Found) SHOULD be used instead. This
    response is cacheable unless indicated
    otherwise.

    More detail available in the rfc.

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