Difference between meta robots and robots.txt

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asked Jun 3, 2017 in Seo (Search Engine Optimization) by khushie (200 points)

What is the difference between meta robots and robots.txt

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answered Jul 16, 2017 by Wendell (43,730 points)

The Meta tag tells the search bots to not index individual files, whereas the Robots.txt file can be used to restrict access to entire directories.

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