Trouble using Google Disavow Tool, help please

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I have had some negative seo done to some sites and decided to finally
give the Google Disavow Tool a try.

I am having trouble with the disavow tool. I am using Notepad so this would
be a text file.

Domains are listed like this:
# domain:example1.com
# http://example2/c/

With no blanks between lines.

But I get "You successfully uploaded a disavow links file (MyWebsite.com.txt)
containing 0 domains and 0 URLs".

So I guess Notepad is not the txt file to submit. What should I use?

Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.
#search engine optimization #disavow #google #tool #trouble
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    Try removing the hash tag () from the beginning of each line. Assumes the entire text file is links you want disavowed (not good links).
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    • I understood I was to have # at the beginning of the line. But will try it
      without, as I had no comments that I added in.

      Thanks for your help.
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  • Unfortunately the disavow tool won't work for whatever you are intending it to do. It was created to simply crowd source data for penguin, not to remove unnatural links.
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    • That is one train of thought I have heard over the years. I am being mentored and they suggest doing it,
      so will see.


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