Afternoon All: Well, I never learn!! Again the kid got to the mac (he is quick and sneaky) this time I think he deleted a folder from the side bar in my email. I figure he seen the name of his school and thought "lets dump this one" I checked the trash and he appears to have emptied that too. It has all the emails from his special needs teachers etc so I would really like to find it if at all possible. I do have a Time Machine backup and I think it was just in the last couple days but I don't know where to look in TM, can't seem to find the window? with email page? I don't know I'm lost. Donna