301 redirect

[rms7design]

Hello,

How long do you keep your redirect in the htaccess file for? I am in the process of re-directing 75 pages to 50 pages (circa) and I was wondering for how long it should stay with the redirect?

my code for the RDIRECT is

Redirect 301 /oldfile.xyz http://www.domainname.com/newfile.xyz

If you have better solution, let me know. My files don't match the old files (name and url)

regards

[incrediblehelp]

Until you don't see them indexed by the search engines. Why worry about how long anyways. it is not hurting anything.

[hostBrain]

Probably atleast 3 months, but then again it's anyone's guess

Make sure outside linkers update your links as well

[andyf]

Probably atleast 3 months, but then again it's anyone's guess

Make sure outside linkers update your links as well
Yep take care to inform your link partner to make a change at their end;

it may also depend on how fast google update your backlinks database and crawl these new redirected pages....