Deleting a WordPress file I never published but is available on the internet

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  maddy2009 · Member · Oct 18, 2013 at 10:15 pm

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  Hi
  I saved my CV in WordPress as a document but never published it.

  It is now available on the internet!!!!

  I followed the directions to delete files. Didn’t work – CV is still available.

  I have now deleted my blogs. Didn’t work – CV is still available.

  Please help. I don’t want my CV on the internet.

  Thanks

  Maddy

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  thistimethisspace · Member · Oct 18, 2013 at 10:16 pm

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  What is the URL?

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  thistimethisspace · Member · Oct 18, 2013 at 10:18 pm

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  Also are you aware that deleting blog content and deleting blogs does not remove any indexed content 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.

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  thistimethisspace · Member · Oct 18, 2013 at 10:19 pm

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  When you remove a page from your site, it’ll naturally drop out of Google’s search results when we recrawl your site and update our index. However, if you need to urgently remove your site from our search results (for example, if confidential information has been accidentally exposed), you can use the URL removal tool. https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/1663416

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  maddy2009 · Member · Oct 18, 2013 at 10:20 pm

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  Thanks for your help. Here is the URL (can you delete this?).

  http://maddy2009.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/maddy-nicholls-cv-june-2011.docx

  I’m clueless about the whole thing – just want it deleted. It was never published.

  Thanks

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  thistimethisspace · Member · Oct 18, 2013 at 10:22 pm

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  It’s 404 (page not found) ie. it has been deleted.

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  maddy2009 · Member · Oct 18, 2013 at 10:26 pm

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  Is there a reason I can still find it?

  Thanks for your help.

  PS: The instructions for urgent removal of a URL are not for novices:).

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  thistimethisspace · Member · Oct 18, 2013 at 10:29 pm

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  Is there a reason I can still find it?

  Try clearing your browser cache http://en.support.wordpress.com/browser-issues/#clear-your-cache-and-cookies

  I’m sorry but we do not help and cannot help with any search engine issues. http://en.support.wordpress.com/search-engines/

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  maddy2009 · Member · Oct 18, 2013 at 10:43 pm

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  Thanks for your help.

  Cheers

  Maddy