Web Archiving at archive.org

A new, improved version of the Wayback Machine, with an updated interface and fresher index of archived content, is now available for public testing at:

http://waybackmachine.org

Note that during the beta test period, the availability and functionality of the new service will fluctuate as issues are discovered and addressed.

The classic Wayback Machine will remain in concurrent operation for a period, for comparing functionality, but may not receive any further index updates. (It received its last major update in 2008, with only small piecemeal updates since.) So, please use the new site for accessing material from recent years. For a mixture of technical and policy reasons, most material will still appear 6 months or more after collection.

For more information, see the new Wayback Frequently-Asked-Questions (FAQ) site.

Thank you for your patience while this long-awaited update was under development!

Time for another open thread!

What do you want to know about the Wayback Machine and Internet Archive web archive? Do you have problems, concerns, suggestions? This is the place!

If your comment is a question, please check the Wayback Machine Frequently-Asked-Questions (FAQ) to see if your question has already been addressed before posting.

A few other things to note before posting:

• This is not the place for requesting that a site be archived, unless the site is in imminent danger of being taken down. See the FAQ How can I get my site included in the Wayback Machine? for more info.
• This is not the place for requesting content be removed from the Wayback Machine. See the FAQ How can I have my site’s pages excluded from the Wayback Machine? for more info.

Everything else? Fire away!

Anything you want to know or discuss about the Wayback Machine or the Internet Archive’s web archive? This is the place!

We’re trying something new here. Our classic forum is a bit clunky by modern discussion standards. For posters, it’s hard to browse or search the archives, leading to a lot of repetitive questions. For IA staff, the options for participation and moderation are limited.

This is the first of what’s planned as a new  ‘open thread’ each month, here on this blog. For the month, it’s where feedback, discussion, and questions about the web archive and Wayback Machine should be directed.

If your comment is a question, please check the Wayback Machine Frequently-Asked-Questions (FAQ) to see if your question has already been addressed before posting.

A few other things to note before posting:

• This is not the place for requesting a site be archived, unless the site is in imminent danger of being taken down. See the FAQ How can I get my site included in the Wayback Machine? for more info.
• This is not the place for requesting content be removed from the Wayback Machine. See the FAQ How can I have my site’s pages excluded from the Wayback Machine? for more info.

Everything else? Fire away!