Content from deleted site still accessible through Google

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  mahumchaudhary · Member · Sep 12, 2015 at 8:55 pm

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  Hi there,

  I deleted a site used as a class assignment from 2012, however I see a .pdf file from that site is searchable in Google. There is personal information in the document – something I don’t want public on Google.

  How can I delete that .pdf file? Any thoughts?

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  timethief · Member · Sep 12, 2015 at 8:56 pm

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  What is the URL?

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  mahumchaudhary · Member · Sep 12, 2015 at 8:57 pm

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  Click to access resume.pdf

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  timethief · Member · Sep 12, 2015 at 8:58 pm

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  404 — File not found.

  Clear your browser cache please https://en.support.wordpress.com/browser-issues/#clearing-your-browser-cache

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  mahumchaudhary · Member · Sep 12, 2015 at 9:04 pm

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  Thank you!

  Even thought the link is not found when I click on it, from Google, it’s still there when my name is searched.

  Is this a Google issue?

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  timethief · Member · Sep 12, 2015 at 9:08 pm

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  Deleting blog content does not remove it from the SERPs (search engine page results). Google and Bing only clear their caches of deleted indexed content that produces a 404 (page not found) every 3 – 6 months. To completely remove an entire page from Google search results after it produces a 404 (page not found):
  https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/1663691?hl=en&ref_topic=1724262&vid=0-635749429504660340-12158368555624983465