https://www.machform.com/forums/ MachForm Community Forums Topic: Uploaded files found in Google search en Wed, 06 May 2026 16:03:46 +0000 https://www.machform.com/forums/topic/uploaded-files-found-in-google-search#post-17519 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:00:11 +0000 pbadcock 17519@https://www.machform.com/forums/ <p>Perfect, thanks. I knew there would be a way </p> https://www.machform.com/forums/topic/uploaded-files-found-in-google-search#post-17501 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:37:47 +0000 yuniar 17501@https://www.machform.com/forums/ <p>Yes, you can simply move your upload folder to a folder outside your document root folder and the configure the "File Upload Folder" setting on your machform with the new path. This way, any files uploaded to your machform won't be accessible through your site.</p> <p>Follow these steps:<br /> 1) Copy your "machform/data" folder into a folder outside your website folder. such as "/var/private/data". Make sure to copy all subfolders and files.<br /> 2) Go to your Settings page, click "advanced options" and then enter the new path (e.g. /var/private/data) into "File Upload Folder".<br /> 3) Browse through your original "machform/data" folder and delete all "files" folder. Leave the "css" folder intact. </p> https://www.machform.com/forums/topic/uploaded-files-found-in-google-search#post-17479 Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:02:46 +0000 pbadcock 17479@https://www.machform.com/forums/ <p>Hi,</p> <p>My form involves people applying for professional recognition and uploading CVs. The return to form is particularly useful some applications take months to complete. Hence the CVs stay on the server for some time. I have recently had a complaint that one applicant that his CV was found in a Google search. Understandably these are confidential. Is there any way I can make these uploaded files invisible to search without removing them from the server each time? </p>