What do you do with a directory that has incoming links?

[sunbedkid]

What do you do with a directory that has incoming links, when you do not need the directory anymore?


I have submitted to webmaster tools, and told google to de-index. I have redirected the directory, and sub pages to another website. I have tried to get the incoming changed, but as yet most of websites in question are not interested - there is 130 links according to google webmaster tools (but probably a lot more).

Is Google going to penalise my website for having links coming in to pages that I do not want anymore?


Any advice would be great.

Thanks

[bhartzer]

The best thing to do is to redirect that directory/URL using a 301 Permanent Redirect either to your home page or another related page on your site that could use those links (and the link credit that the directory is receiving).

[sunbedkid]

Is it best to delete the directory in question aswell?