Miles Files - Eastern Shore, VA

Question

This is a "heads up" for anyone using the MILES FILES from Eastern Shore Public Library.  Today I went into a profile to check on something and found the link to this collection was dead.  I have checked several and they no longer work and will have to be corrected.  Genealogists beware....this is a global change to all the Miles Files' profile links.

I had this same thing happen several years ago when the Norway DigitalArkivet shut down and opened back up with all new links.  I'm sure the programmers out there are proud of their new software and new look....but I can't tell you how much work it is to change hundreds of posted dead links...been there, done that, and now apparently, I'm having nightmare 2.0!!

Anyway, check your links to be sure.  The new link to "Miles Files 23.0" is:  https://www.espl-genealogy.org/index.php

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I just found out the hard way...sigh.

Answer 1

If you haven't cleared your "Cache" recently you may get an error message when using a link to Miles Files 22.3 (or earlier)

In Chrome select the 3 little dots in the upper right corner.

 Then select "Privacy and security" + "Clear browsing data" + "Cached images and files".

Click on the "Clear data" button.

Warning: Selecting "Browsing history" will clear all the previously viewed pages, meaning the "Back" button will not work until you build a new history.

Warning: If you select the "Cookies and other site data" you may have to log back into a site that you haven't logged out of, or the page is currently open. You should clear the cookies out periodically as sites such as Amazon use the cookies to select what ads you see at some sites. Doing this every so often is recommended by security experts, as other sites can use the data as well.