How Wayback Machine Data Is Used for Website Restoration

Created by Wayback Revive Support Team, Modified on Sun, 4 Jan at 12:06 PM by Wayback Revive Support Team

We use archived snapshots from the Wayback Machine (Archive.org) as the primary source for restoring websites.


How Archived Data Works:

  • Archive.org stores periodic snapshots of public web pages

  • Each snapshot may include HTML, images, CSS, and JavaScript

  • Availability varies by date and crawl depth


Our Restoration Process:

  1. Identify the most complete snapshots

  2. Extract available files and content

  3. Rebuild site structure using archived URLs

  4. Remove archive-specific references


Important Notes:

  • Not all snapshots contain full assets

  • Older snapshots may have missing resources

  • We select the best possible archive versions for accuracy

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