If its Outlook Express your referring to and not the one that comes with office, make sure show hidden folders files is checked / unchecked, how ever it is done in the OS you use, and type *.dbx in the search box and make it search just c: if c: is where you OS is. It should by rights list all the files that corrospond to the relevant mail box thingo's in outlook express Darryk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Juanita Kimble" > > _ > Thanks Brenda, I don't want to get the deleted mail back. I only want to get to the folders where they reside . To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/