lifehacker lifehacker LifeHacker LifeHacker Web service "Archive.org" that displays as it was at that time even if the link destination is deleted

"When I visited an old site, I ran into a 404 error that I didn't know when it was left unattended."

"When I opened an article I bookmarked a long time ago, it changed to a paid article and I couldn't read it."

Do you have such an experience?

These scenarios could be due to old web content being deleted, moved, or stopped. No, it's not just about old content.

Recently, many web pages disappear in a few months, and the life of SNS content is even shorter.

A service that displays even if the linked content changes

When web content disappears or becomes corrupted, various problems occur, such as loss of source, which reduces the reliability of articles.

To avoid this, use "Archive.org", also known as The Wayback Machine, to create the link.

Even if the linked content changes, the content as it was when linked will be displayed.

Archive.org continues to back up numerous websites by crawling on the net, as if it were taking dinosaur DNA into amber.

From the Archive.org website, you can search and link within archived pages. Furthermore, it is convenient to be able to archive your own pages.

By linking to the saved version, you can see its contents at any time as long as Archive.org exists.

How to find or create a link to Archive.org

There are many ways to find and create new Archive.org links.

The quickest way is to run from web.archive.org.

Paste the URL you want to save into the "Save Page" bar on the Archive.org home page and press the button to open the archive version with the new Wayback Machine URL in a new tab.

You can also search for articles using the Archive.org search tool.

In addition to searching by keyword or domain name, you can also search in the database by pasting the URL directly into the search field.

Once you find the page, copy the Archive.org URL and use it as a link.

Browser extensions and apps

Archive.org has extensions for Firefox, Chrome and Safari on the desktop, and apps for iOS and Android on the mobile.

These apps and browser extensions are primarily aimed at finding broken links and redirecting to archived versions of pages that aren't working anymore, but they can also be used to create links for sharing.

The operation method differs slightly depending on the extension function or application used. Please check the official Wayback Machine page linked above for a detailed explanation.

A browser called Brave will automatically redirect broken links to the Archive.org page without adding any extensions.

You cannot create the Archive.org page directly, but you can link to the redirected page.

It will come in handy when fixing broken links in old content.

I want to read it together

If you want to check the website archive, "Wayback Machine" is recommended

Save your web pages permanently with the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine

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Source: Archive.org, Google Play, App Store (1, 2), Firefox

Brendan Hesse --Lifehacker US [Original]