: Remove URLs from Google cache, search results not updated after URL removal in Google Search Console I used URL removal tool provided by Google Webmaster Tools. I provided the site address

@Phylliss660

Definitely take note of Stephen's advice there.

Remember too, that the URL removal tool in Google Search Console is only temporary, and that in 90 days (IIRC) the urls will return unless you've been able to carry out one of the steps that Stephen mentioned.

I usually wield that noarchive tag, or if the pages are no longer needed, opt for the 404/410 option.

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@Eichhorn148

As far as I can tell, those pages are still available on your site. Google won't remove URLs from its index and cache while they are still working, crawlable, and indexable. To get the cache removed you need to do one of the following:


Remove the pages and return "404 Not Found" or "410 Gone" status
Disallow them in robots.txt with a line like Disallow: /collegedetail/ (This will prevent Google from crawling them further, but may not remove all of them from the index.)
Prevent Google from indexing them with robots meta tag: <meta name="robots" content="noindex">
Prevent Google from caching them with robots meta tag: <meta name="robots" content="noarchive">


Once you have done one of those, Google will remove the pages and cache next time it crawls. It may take a month or more for Google to get through all of them. You can speed up the process by using the removal tool with URLs one at a time.

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