# Ignorant .mp3/Internet question **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 28, 2017, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignorant-mp3-internet-question/778362 "2017-01-28T03:01:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sms339](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@sms339](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sms339)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2017, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignorant-mp3-internet-question/778362/1 "2017-01-28T03:01:08Z")
Old .mp3 links… When they’re gone, they’re gone – Correct? For example, I found links to songs when checking out an old site through the [archive.org](http://archive.org) Wayback Machine, but upon clicking the link (ie. “NAME\_OF\_SONG.MP3”), it is no longer available. Any way to resurrect such things from the dead or am I out of luck? Thx. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2017, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignorant-mp3-internet-question/778362/2 "2017-01-28T03:55:34Z")
Out of luck. It was a downloadable file, just like if they were hosting a link to a game or a ultility program. The server no longer has the file for you to download. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2017, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignorant-mp3-internet-question/778362/3 "2017-01-28T04:02:06Z")
It may be gone forever, Internet-wise. Or it may just be renamed and/or stored somewhere else. If it’s important to you, it might take some detective work to find it.