help regarding .htaccess file

[SES Trims]

hey guys, i redesigned my whole site 6 months ago and since i use google sitemaps it helps me know which files are currently broken. a lot of the folders where i used to keep them in i no longer need. ex:

http://www.sestrims.com/_pp/cadillac/cts.html
http://www.sestrims.com/_pp/lexus/ls.html
http://www.sestrims.com/_pp/lincoln/towncar.html
http://www.sestrims.com/frames/navdodge.htm http://www.sestrims.com/frames/navlexus.htm

is there any way i can put a code inside the .htaccess file that will redirect them to my home page if lets say they try to access any file within folders _pp,frames, etc. ive been doing it one by one but its starting to overload already. please advise. thank you

[Webnauts]

Originally Posted by SES Trims

http://www.sestrims.com/_pp/cadillac/cts.html
http://www.sestrims.com/_pp/lexus/ls.html
http://www.sestrims.com/_pp/lincoln/towncar.html
http://www.sestrims.com/frames/navdodge.htm http://www.sestrims.com/frames/navlexus.htm

Add in your .htaccess file the following code:

# Start the mod_rewrite rules
RewriteEngine on

# List of redirects, in case some pages were moved
Redirect 301 /_pp/cadillac/cts.html  http://www.sestrims.com/
Redirect 301 /_pp/lexus/ls.html http://www.sestrims.com/
Redirect 301 /_pp/lincoln/towncar.html http://www.sestrims.com/
Redirect 301 /frames/navdodge.htm  http://www.sestrims.com/
Redirect 301 /frames/navlexus.htm  http://www.sestrims.com/

[SES Trims]

im sorry but i believe you have misunderstood me. below is the exact contents of my current .htaccess file and i want to shorten it as much as possible.

Options -Indexes
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.sestrims\.com [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.sestrims.com/$1 [R=301,L]
Redirect http://www.sestrims.com/$1 http://www.sestrims.com
Redirect /index2.cgi http://www.sestrims.com
Redirect /retrieve.cgi http://www.sestrims.com
Redirect /$1 http://www.sestrims.com
Redirect permanent /flash http://www.sestrims.com
Redirect /flash/nav.swf http://www.sestrims.com
Redirect /flash/index.swf http://www.sestrims.com
Redirect permanent /frames http://www.sestrims.com
Redirect /frames/manufacturers.htm http://www.sestrims.com
Redirect /frames/navcadillac.htm http://www.sestrims.com
Redirect /frames/navchevy.htm http://www.sestrims.com
Redirect /frames/navdodge.htm http://www.sestrims.com
Redirect /frames/navgmc.htm http://www.sestrims.com
Redirect /frames/navjaguar.htm http://www.sestrims.com
Redirect /frames/navlexus.htm http://www.sestrims.com
Redirect /frames/navmercedes.htm http://www.sestrims.com
Redirect /frames/navnissan.htm http://www.sestrims.com
Redirect permanent /products http://www.sestrims.com
Redirect /products/comingsoon.html http://www.sestrims.com
Redirect /products/_mc/mc-107.html http://www.sestrims.com
Redirect /products/_pp/lexus/gs.html http://www.sestrims.com
Redirect /products/cadillac/escalade.html http://www.sestrims.com
Redirect /products/comingsoon.html http://www.sestrims.com
Redirect /products/dh/dh505.html http://www.sestrims.com
Redirect /products/dodge/charger.html http://www.sestrims.com
Redirect /products/dodge/ram.html http://www.sestrims.com
Redirect /products/ford/500.html http://www.sestrims.com
Redirect /products/ford/fseries.html http://www.sestrims.com
Redirect /produtcs/gmc/yukon.html http://www.sestrims.com
Redirect /products/gmc/sierralight.html http://www.sestrims.com
Redirect /products/lexus/gs.html http://www.sestrims.com
Redirect /products/lexus/is.html http://www.sestrims.com
Redirect /products/nissan/altima.html http://www.sestrims.com
Redirect /products/nissan/armada.html http://www.sestrims.com
Redirect /products/nissan/maxima.html http://www.sestrims.com
Redirect /v2/news/ev1000.htm http://www.sestrims.com

is there any way i redirect any page within the folder to go to index. for instance i tried this but it doesnt work:

Redirect /products/ http://www.sestrims.com

....so that if they try to access any page following the /products/ folder will be forwarded to my index.

thanks once again

[incrediblehelp]

Why don't you redirect a Nissan Ultima page to the new Nissan Ultima page. If their isn't a Nissan Ultima page on the new website, then you should let that old page die (remove it) and make sure you have a 404 error page in place for people from the search engines.

Your not really saving much if your redirecting to a current page that doesn't match that older pages content.