Files associated with deleted post still available on the internet

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  seanbees · Member · Feb 21, 2013 at 9:14 pm

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  I deleted a post on modulenotes.wordpress.com in January which had two powerpoint presentations associated with. The files are still available to search engines even though they do not show on the blog. How do I get the files removed as they are causing me an issue?

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  timethief · Member · Feb 22, 2013 at 12:19 am

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  Hi there,

  See here first bulk delete images & media http://en.support.wordpress.com/media/deleting-files/#bulk-deletion
  Then here’s how to permanently delete Trash from your uploads folder >
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/trash/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/trash/#deleting-permanently

  IMPORTANT NOTE: 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.

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  seanbees · Member · Feb 26, 2013 at 7:01 pm

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  Thank you this sorted my issue. It took up to 48 hours for the files to be actually deleted by WordPress after doing a delete permanently.

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  timethief · Member · Feb 26, 2013 at 7:04 pm

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  You’re welcome. Note it takes time for caches to be flushed here, there and everywhere on the internet.