Thanks for both of your replies. As per my question it was around whether there is any value having a blank robots.txt file. Philipp's answer was right on the money.
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RE: Is there any value in having a blank robots.txt file?posted in Technical SEO
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Is there any value in having a blank robots.txt file?posted in Technical SEO
I've read an audit where the writer recommended creating and uploading a blank robots.txt file, there was no current file in place. Is there any merit in having a blank robots.txt file?
What is the minimum you would include in a basic robots.txt file?