Hi, If you are using Vista you might want to try using the Shadow Copy function. If you are using one of the Home series of Vista products then it works and might be able to be retrieved. Microsoft have enabled the functionality but have hidden it. See this web page for more information on how it works and how you can get the file back... http://weblogs.asp.net/jgalloway/archive/2008/05/21/using-vista-previous-versions-to-restore-files-you-thought-you-d-lost.aspx