How to fix the Web Error Code Error 304 Not Modified

Symptoms of Code 304 - Not Modified

Web error codes are also known as http status codes. There are five different classes of http status codes and they always start with the following digits, depending on what kind of error was encountered by the user. These are also the symptoms of the error that the user is experiencing. To explain further, here are the status codes.

3xx: Redirection
This status code is sent back to the client if the user must take additional actions to complete the request. The user either receives a notification that the content is unavailable, temporarily or permanently, or is given a clickable URI to a site where the content being requested is moved. The kind of action users need to take are in bold letters, like the following:
300 - Multiple Choices
301 - Moved Permanently
302 - Found
303 - See Other
304 - Not Modified
305 - Use Proxy
307 - Temporary Redirect

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Causes of Not Modified - Error 304

3XX codes occur because of certain changes made to the original URI and the need to usher the user to a different URI or some other actions described in the error page.

Repair Methods

There are particular troubleshooting steps for particular Web Error codes. However, there are also generalized repair methods users can perform when faced with these kinds of errors.

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Method 3 - Check Requested URL

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• There are also times when you manually enter the URL of a site you wish to explore. If you are getting errors after doing this, check the URL you just entered on the address bar if you are indeed accessing the correct address. If not, correct the items you typed incorrectly.

Method 1 - Clear Browser Cache

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When accessing a site, data gets stored in the browser cache. Sometimes, you have tried fixing a web error but the same message appears on your browser. In such cases, you need to clear your browser cache to get rid of the annoying message. Here are ways to do that in different kinds of browsers:

• On Google Chrome
• Open Chrome and click the three dots on the upper right portion of your browser
• Click More Tools and then Click Clear browsing data.
• You may choose to delete everything or just a certain browsing period.
• Check the boxes beside Cookies and other site data and Cached images and files.
• Finally, click Clear data.
• On Edge
• Click the ... it is the rightmost button just beneath the close button.
• Scroll down and Click Settings.
• Look for Clear browsing data, and click Choose what to clear button.
• It will give you option to choose which type of data you want to clear, just put a check mark on the items you want to include, then click Clear.
• On Mozilla
• Go to History menu and select Clear Recent History.
• You may click the Alt button if the menu bar is hidden.
• You will see a dropdown menu where you can select the period or range you want to delete, click your selection.
• You can click on Details to choose what to clear, whether it be the entire cache or other items.
• Once selected, click Clear now and then reboot the browser to let changes take effect.

Method 2 - Check the Logs

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• If you want to check log files, you may do so by first ensuring that you are logged into the web server computer as an Administrator.
• Click Start, then Settings, then click Control Panel.
• Open Administrator Tools and then double-click Internet Services Manager.
• Select the website from the list of different served sites.
• Right click the website and then point your mouse to Properties.
• Select Website tab and then click Properties. On it, you will see General Properties tab. On the bottom of the window, you may see the location of the log files generated.
• Open log files using WordPad, any text file viewer or Microsoft Word.
• Here, you should be able to analyze where you got the errors while accessing a server.

Method 4 - Uninstall Recent Updates

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For Windows 7

• Search for Windows Updates on the search bar.
• Click enter when it comes up on the search results.
• Check recent updates and click Uninstall updates on recent dates when the error began happening.

For Windows 8 and Windows 10

• Press the window key and the letter X simultaneously to open Settings
• When you get to Windows settings, click Update & Security.
• Click view installed update history, then Uninstall updates.

Method 5 - Uninstall Extensions

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• Sometimes, additional Extensions may give you Web Error Codes.
• Uninstall Extensions you recently installed by going to your browser settings and then clicking More Tools.
• You will see extensions than had been installed on your browser, choose the latest addition which you suspected caused the problem you are having.

Method 6 - Check for Server Configuration

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• This troubleshooting is normally handled by the site admin. If that is you, then you need to have an understanding of Web server configurations.
• You may check which web server is running your site by using URL or domain checkers. You just need to enter the site address and analyze the results that you will get.
• You may also check for broken links by right clicking the webpage and clicking on Inspect. This should give you the code to the site on the right side. You may check each anchor text and see if the links connected to them are still live.

Method 7 - Other techniques

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• You may also check for any unwanted characters on the codes and script by Debug Application Codes and Scripts. If you don't have any idea how to do it, you may check this resource to do that.
• You may also try to Refresh website. Sometimes, the error you are getting is an old error which has not gone away and a simple refresh by clicking F5 may do the job.

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Hur man åtgärdar Fel 304 (Ej modifierad) - När begäranhuvudet innehåller en "om ändrad sedan" -parameter, returneras denna felkod om filen inte har ändrats sedan det datumet. Sökmotorspindlar (robotar) kan generera många av dessa fel.
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Jak naprawić Błąd 304 (Niezmodyfikowany) - Gdy nagłówek żądania zawiera parametr „jeśli zmodyfikowano od”, ten kod błędu zostanie zwrócony, jeśli plik nie uległ zmianie od tej daty. Pająki wyszukiwarek (roboty) mogą generować wiele takich błędów.
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