I think it has gone beyond that :) though if a 4 year old deleted the email in question, they would have had to been pretty flukey to have held shift and then pressed delete for to by pass it ever going to a deleted.dbx of any kind. How did it actually get removed from the trash in OE did the four year old happen to empty it as well, or you emptied it b4 you realised it was gone Darryl ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clint D" > > Outlook has a deleted items folder > Clint 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/