The images search of Google
First, you need to make it clear that the images of the Gogle-are search on the Google servers. Google's crawler, called the Googlebot, searches the web automatically to the images and stores copies in a Cache.
- In the future, the Googlebot visited the website in irregular intervals and checks whether the found content are also still available. This is not the case, they will be deleted after a certain period of time from the Cache.
- Independently you can't remove the images from the Cache of Google. Depending on where the images are actually stored, are, therefore, different approaches need to delete the old images from the Google search results:
Images with Google search
The images on your own web server
It is easiest if the old images on your own web server. You can delete the picture there, it will be deleted after some time automatically in Google.
- It can, however, not say exactly when the image on Google is deleted. In some cases, this may take several days or even a couple of weeks - depending on how often the Googlebot checks the page.
The old images are located on a foreign web server
It is much more difficult, if the images are stored on third-party web space, such as, for example, in a picture-Hoster. In this case, you must use the delete function of the respective provider.
- Sometimes the images are displayed, however, in spite of Delete in to Google. This is because the provider deleted the pictures actually, but merely by the Deletion of the Links for normal users of the Internet inaccessible has made. The Googlebot can find the images then often continue. This is the case, you can try to contact the vendor, and a final deletion requests.
- In any case, it is useful to turn to the operator (via imprint or contact form) on a website, if this content are that you want to delete.
The Deletion of the images from the Google Cache to accelerate
You can speed up the Delete of old images from the Google Cache also, by requesting a cancellation:
- To do this, call the page with the request to Remove outdated content and add there the exact address of the image in the input box. Then click on "apply for removal".
Google: Outdated content delete
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