Deleting Files

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  cecilymorris · Member · Feb 26, 2016 at 7:17 pm

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  Hello, i am trying to delete this file which i thought i had already done years ago. I have now permanently deleted my site but this file is still showing up when you google the title. https://cecilymorris.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/interview-with-norbert-schoerner.pdf Please can this be removed properly. For legal reasons this needs to be done.

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  timethief · Member · Feb 26, 2016 at 7:28 pm

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  That file produces a 404 — File not found for me.
  Log out and clear your browser cache please https://en.support.wordpress.com/browser-issues/#clearing-your-browser-cache

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  timethief · Member · Feb 26, 2016 at 7:29 pm

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  IMPORTANT NOTE: Deleting blogs and/or blog content does not remove 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. To completely remove an entire page from Google search results after it produces a 404 (page not found):
  https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/6332384?hl=en&ref_topic=1724262&vid=0-635749429504660340-12158368555624983465&rd=1