Start with the kind of content you lost
- WordPress pages, posts and hacked-site recovery
- Deleted Wix and Squarespace pages
- PDFs and files from a dead website
- Download an archived website
- Recovery alternatives after Google Cache
A recovery plan that protects your original URLs
Find usable copies, compare their dates and content, then rebuild missing functionality. Keep the original URL structure where possible and redirect only when an equivalent page replaces a lost URL. Test pages, navigation and media before publishing.
Archives capture public pages, not your complete application or database. Begin with hosting backups when they exist; use archives for content that backups cannot supply.