Which mail account type are you using?
If POP3, check your pst-file for errors with scanpst.exe;
http://www.msoutlook.info/question/77
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"Brickman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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CF2D7E6-C7BD-4AC4-A4E8-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Every now and then, a lot of previously deleted emails show up again in my
> Deleted Items folder. It just happened now and I got 206 emails that were
> deleted since 12/09! Any idea on what to do? I'm running XP Home and
> Outlook
> 2003, SP3.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help!
>