Yes, go to your sent items and press control A, which selects all, then press alt delete to keep them from going to the recycle bin. ----- Original Message ----- From: Margaret Conry To: adaptivetec@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 10:04 AM Subject: [adaptivetec] deleting my sent items in outlook express Hello all. Does anyone know how to empty the sent items in my sent items folder? Thanks. Margaret Conry