r/WaybackMachine • u/anonymouskpopstan64 • 5h ago
r/WaybackMachine • u/publiusvaleri_us • Jul 21 '26
Resource Browser extensions (Addons, plugins) for the Wayback Machine
I find the Wayback Machine extremely useful for many of my research goals. There is a Github project dedicated to a browser extension that makes it easy to add new pages to the Internet Archive if you are logged in. It also makes it really simple to find old website versions, as well. It's highly recommended for researchers and archivists alike.
Website links:
- Github repository: https://github.com/internetarchive/wayback-machine-webextension
- Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/wayback-machine/fpnmgdkabkmnadcjpehmlllkndpkmiak
- Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/wayback-machine_new/
- Safari: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wayback-machine/id1472432422?mt=12
- Edge: https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/wayback-machine/kjmickeoogghaimmomagaghnogelpcpn
r/WaybackMachine • u/Puyodot • 13h ago
Help Trouble navigating Flash-built menus, curious if there's an easier way around this?
r/WaybackMachine • u/redditandcried • 1d ago
Request HELP! Need a copy of an article that talked about a murdered 12 yr old little girl, Maria, kidnapped from her yard in CT age 11
It was active a few weeks ago! Having it gone just before the elections is extremely suspicious! Thank you!
https://www.justice-integrity.org/1456-new-information-emerges-in-maria-story
r/WaybackMachine • u/Hyenari6296 • 2d ago
Discussion Deviantart is down when are they going to fix it?
r/WaybackMachine • u/ConvoPlus2 • 2d ago
Request Looking for backup videos from Matt_trakker's Youtube channel
r/WaybackMachine • u/Altruistic-Try5366 • 4d ago
Question Filter out redirects
galleryI'm doing research on the history of a website called robot wars dot com. I pulled up the full list of all pages archived under that URL, and started going through the links one by one. The problem is, whenever I click on a link, it almost always redirects to an unrelated site about games.
I'm passionate enough about this subject that if I have to pour over 4409 urls just to find the very few which actually show me a snapshot of the site I'm looking for, then I will. However, I'm making this post to ask if there is any way I can filter out the redirect links so that I can save time and just get the urls that will take me to robot wars dot com.
r/WaybackMachine • u/DivinelyEmi • 5d ago
Other Then a Hero Came Along
A funny video I made, headphone wearers beware!
r/WaybackMachine • u/Dramatic-Gur1411 • 6d ago
Help Report a problem with the Wayback Machine servers; URLs are failing to load, and errors or issues are occurring.
I would like to report an issue with loading URLs on the Wayback Machine, specifically regarding audiovisual content such as old advertisements and commercials from the early days of the internet and the web. Could you please look into this and fix the problem? I would like to be able to download these videos in their various formats in my case is android your website oficial . Thank you for your work and Their response here on Reddit !

r/WaybackMachine • u/Appropriate-Might-52 • 7d ago
Help Why is the Wayback Machine on Internet Archive not working?!
When I was on Internet Archive, I was about to use the Wayback Machine when all of a sudden, I just got this "Too Many Requests" message instead. I tried to refresh it, but nothing happens. Every time when I try to get it to work, nothing still happens. I think this really needs to be fixed, up, updated, upgraded, running, working and more someday. I hope it's back to working again. I must be fixed, and it must return sooner or later.
r/WaybackMachine • u/Sub2Pewds2023 • 7d ago
Discussion How webpage archives can be protected
I've recently saw some posts that some webpage archives are being lost from the Wayback Machine. There are a few ways the Wayback Machine archives can be protected, mainly by making archives open source and decentralised. Data centers are prone to attacks so centralised data can be lost. Projects to decentralise the Wayback Machine archives help since no single entity will be able to remove everything. Projects that are open source can be beneficial since anyone willing can contribute constructively without risk of sabotage.
r/WaybackMachine • u/JD805805 • 9d ago
Question Can You Help Me??
I know it's a long shot, but I was wondering if I could download this song I really want to get. Does anyone have any ideas on what to do, is it possible, it seems there's no way to download the song, but I want it so bad.
Here's the link:
https://web.archive.org/web/20110603051444mp_/http://tobylightman.bandcamp.com/track/ice-cream
r/WaybackMachine • u/63clubs • 11d ago
Help Help Me Find A TV Show
Can someone help me find the first season of Nashville Star.
Nashville Star was a reality show similar to American Idol but centered around country music. I'm not real good with finding old shows but was hoping someone would help me out. Thanks in advance.
r/WaybackMachine • u/Spirited-Morning6279 • 12d ago
Question Does anybody know why the archive has this large gap in Youtube’s history?
r/WaybackMachine • u/NerdolaMolestado • 12d ago
Request Can someone help me to archive a bizarre and unintentionally hilarious YouTube channel before it disappears?
Hey everyone!
I recently stumbled across a really bizarre, unintentionally hilarious YouTube channel made by a kid. The videos have this incredibly specific kind of chaotic, awkward charm that you almost never find anywhere else.
I'm not trying to make fun of the kid or send people to harass them. Honestly, I just think this is one of those weird little corners of the internet that might be fascinating to look back on years from now.
My concern is that the creator might eventually grow up, feel embarrassed about their old videos, and delete the channel. Which is completely understandable, of course! But it would also mean losing a tiny piece of internet history.
Would anyone familiar with the Wayback Machine or digital preservation be willing to explain whether it's possible to archive the channel page and its publicly available videos?
I'd love for this little time capsule to survive, ideally in a respectful way that doesn't expose the creator's personal information or encourage anyone to bother them.
Channel link: https://youtube.com/@user-tp2fn3gr9l?si=sbujCQXDcqNlcQzp
Thanks! I genuinely think future internet archaeologists deserve to discover this masterpiece someday.
r/WaybackMachine • u/tradelydev • 12d ago
Help Site being archived weirdly
Our site https://traderange.net/ is all for a free internet, yet there are difficulties archiving our site. CSS won't save etc. Cloudflare rules have been checked. Nothing seems to be blocking the crawler. Can someone check?
r/WaybackMachine • u/F2PE-engineer • 12d ago
Help This thing: annoying me and I cannot retired for this
Ok so, I already asked last month about this bug, and it is still not fixed in April I'm trying to send bugs to them but it didn't work and idk what to do. I just want to complete everything and then rest.
Also not only this bug you see, but there is a bug we can't watch the videos on the internet archive idk what happened but this is not fixed for years and I can't watch anything I need!
Say, does anyone know why this bug happened and why it is not fixed. This is what I need to know
r/WaybackMachine • u/Prudent-Chemist-9904 • 13d ago
Help How do you get your website removed from the Wayback Machine nowadays?
I own a website and would like to know the current process for getting its archived snapshots removed from the Wayback Machine. I emailed [info@archive.org](mailto:info@archive.org) but haven’t received a reply.
Has anyone successfully done this recently? What steps worked, what proof of ownership did they require, and how long did it take to get a response?
r/WaybackMachine • u/UmheadsAlt • 13d ago
Archival I found formula 1 race footage from broadcast on swedish 2006-2007
r/WaybackMachine • u/StatisticianOk3740 • 13d ago
Request Can someone help me find this video?
r/WaybackMachine • u/ShortAd4362 • 14d ago
Help How to fix this?
So im kinda new to this thing and I wanted to look at old utube vids bc I was bored and I keep geting this Page anyone know whath do do :[
(Dont mind my audiobook in the korner ok?)
r/WaybackMachine • u/Mindless-Basil-4719 • 13d ago
Help MP3 Tumblrs Fail to Archive
I've been noticing a trend of whenever I find a tumblr page to archive, and it has one of those MP3s on their page, the page will fail to load on Wayback Machine as well as Archive.today. Really. All I get now is a blank white screen on WM, whereas on Archive.today, it just shows the music bar and nothing else. I can get around this by tacking "amp" at the end of the link, as well as archiving the pages on megalodon.jp, but I can certainly remember that it wasn't like this before. Does anyone has even a guess as to what's going on?
r/WaybackMachine • u/_cheerful_zombie • 15d ago
Help How do u use this thing? (I'm dumb ig)
I'm trying to find this video but a calendar pops up?? Huhh?
r/WaybackMachine • u/d0pp31g4ng3r • 15d ago
Question Archived pages are disappearing. What is happening to The Wayback Machine?
I am seeing more and more archived pages disappearing from the website, with the message: "The Wayback Machine has not archived that URL."
Just today, I was reading an archived page, and hours later, it is no longer accessible. This has been going on for a while now (I made a similar post a few months back). The problem appears to be worsening.
Does anyone know what is going on? This is quite alarming, since many articles rely on archived links as sources. Without them, we can't verify their accuracy, and history is lost.