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You should make sure you have a copy of the original on your local machine. &nbsp;I always save a copy of the my &quot;old&quot; web sites when I need to re-create one or totally re-do.<br />
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If the pages on your original site have nothing to do with your new sites, I would delete all of them before uploading. &nbsp;That way is a search engine has a certain page cahced, and the person click onto it, they will not see incorrect information, they will hopefully get a page re-directing the to a 404 page. &nbsp;<br />
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You should make sure you have a copy of the original on your local machine.  I always save a copy of the my "old" web sites when I need to re-create one or totally re-do.

If the pages on your original site have nothing to do with your new sites, I would delete all of them before uploading.  That way is a search engine has a certain page cahced, and the person click onto it, they will not see incorrect information, they will hopefully get a page re-directing the to a 404 page.  

Corey

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Good point Corey. &nbsp;Some of the new pages have the same name as pages on the old web. &nbsp;Is there a way I can force the browser to update to make sure they are looking at the new information rather than one from their cache?
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Good point Corey.  Some of the new pages have the same name as pages on the old web.  Is there a way I can force the browser to update to make sure they are looking at the new information rather than one from their cache?

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I have updated an entire website and need to replace the original one. &nbsp;Should I delete the old one and publish the new one at the same location? &nbsp;Or should I just publish the new one without deleting the old one first? &nbsp;Other than backing up the old one, is there anything else I should do to prepare for the transition? &nbsp;Any tips you could give me are much appreciated. &nbsp;Thank you in advance.
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I have updated an entire website and need to replace the original one.  Should I delete the old one and publish the new one at the same location?  Or should I just publish the new one without deleting the old one first?  Other than backing up the old one, is there anything else I should do to prepare for the transition?  Any tips you could give me are much appreciated.  Thank you in advance.

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