How to clear deleted files from cache?

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  abidullasyed · Member · Mar 5, 2015 at 5:25 pm

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  Permanently removing a media file link. We shared a docx through our site, and would like to remove it now. I selected the ‘permanently delete’ option through the media library, but the link is still active.

  this is the link.. https://abidullasyed.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/appconfigps2db.docx

  can anyone from wordpress remove it from cache..

  Please Help

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  timethief · Member · Mar 5, 2015 at 5:27 pm

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  To keep things running quickly around here, files are held in multiple caches through a separate system. These caches are usually cleared within 3 days and the files will then become 404 page not found.

  IMPORTANT NOTE: Deleting blogs and/or blog content does not remove any indexed items 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.
  https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/1663419?hl=en

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  timethief · Member · Mar 5, 2015 at 5:32 pm

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  Tagging for Staff removed due to the duplicate entered here https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/how-to-clear-deleted-files-from-cache?replies=12#post-2296593

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  abidullasyed · Member · Mar 5, 2015 at 6:12 pm

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  thanks for quick reply, in some networks it is showing page not found in some it is downloading..i hope it will be resolve ASAP..

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  auxclass · Member · Mar 5, 2015 at 6:24 pm

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  in some networks it is showing page not found in some it is downloading..

  That means the file is gone from WordPress.COM but you have a local network cache issue

  the file gives me a 404 not found error