Google has officially retired its "cached" link feature, which allowed users to access archived backups of websites.
This feature, which was used to view unavailable or changed webpages, has been removed due to improvements in page loading and as part of Google's focus on cost savings.
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The possibility of partnering with the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine to show historical versions of web pages is being discussed, but not confirmed.
The possibility of partnering with the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine to show historical versions of web pages is being discussed, but not confirmed.
The responsibility for archiving websites now falls more heavily on entities like the Internet Archive.
Users can still access cached pages by typing "cache:" followed by a URL in Google Search or by creating their own cache links using a specific URL format.