You can set up O/E to empty the deleted items when you exit - or leave them there until you empty it by hand. I think you can also have O/E empty it after a certain period - but am not sure of that. Chris -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Janet Buck Sent: 23 November 2006 12:10 To: [email protected] Subject: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] O/E DELETED ITEMS In Win98SE after emptying the deleted items folder, I can search for "deleted items" and then drag them to the recycle bin and empty. In WinXP (my son's PC) we can't seem to do this. When we search for "deleted items" it cannot be found. Does this mean that when we empty the deleted items box in Outlook Express in XP that they are completely erased from the computer? Seems strange to us!!! I'm sure someone will be able to answer this puzzling question for us. Many thanks, Jan. -------------------------------------- Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message