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seonewbee · 08-19-2004, 10:55 AM

Will adding a .htaccess file to a directory stop Google from indexing the files? I want google to index the files, but I do not want them to be viewable as a directory listing. Will the below stop google from indexing files in the directory?

I want to add the following:
options -indexes

08-19-2004, 10:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
seonewbee Inactive Join Date: 05-12-04 Posts: 520 iTrader: 0 / 0% Latest Blog: None	Will adding a .htaccess file stop Google from indexing? Will adding a .htaccess file to a directory stop Google from indexing the files? I want google to index the files, but I do not want them to be viewable as a directory listing. Will the below stop google from indexing files in the directory? I want to add the following: options -indexes