You'll need to provide more information about your installation to
troubleshoot this: Outlook version, information store, how the DL was
deleted, etc. No Outlook profile contains three different Deleted Items
Folder by default, so you have something unusual about your setup that will
explain this.
When I delete a DL, it goes to the Deleted Items Folder and stays there
every time.
Do you make backups of your data?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"magius" wrote in message
...
In the folders list, there are three different deleted items folders. The
distribution list is NOT in any of them. (Like I said, there are deleted
appointments and emails, but that is about it!) So, unless there is some
"hidden" deleted items folder, it does NOT go there.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

I understand and I agree. However, when you delete a DL that resides in a
PST file, it does indeed go to the default Deleted Items Folder. I have
seen
no instances where it does not.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"magius" wrote in message
...
No, it is not in the deleted items file (and I've done this twice now)
and
I
have looked extensively. There are several delete items file - some
have
deleted emails, others appointments but nowhere does the distribution
list
appear. Not only did it disappear but like I said the thing that makes
me
the angriest is that, there is no safeguard to keep you from
accidentally
deleting your whole list! Yes, I realize now that remove (for one
name)
and
delete (for the whole list) are two different things but there are so
many
pop up windows that ask you, "are you sure, you want to delete this?"
except
for here, where it would be desperately needed. Thanks for trying to
help.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

DL's have the same failsafe as any other Outlook Item you delete. It
goes
to
the Deleted Items Folder until you delete it from there.
What happens to most people is that they delete the DL without
realizing
it.
The toolbar's Delete button in a DL actually deletes the entire list
when
users think they are only deleting a member.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"magius" wrote in message
...
No, it is not in the deletem items folder - I looked there. It just
disappeared. What I want to know is why is the program not set up to
ask
you
if you want to delete the whole folder?! Then, after it is gone, it
is
really gone. There is no un-delete, un-do or restore. I have
looked.
Of
course I can type the names all in there again, but I think it is
terrible
programming! Thanks for trying to help. I figured it was a lost
cause
but
thought I'd ask.

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

Check your deleted items folder - if it is not there, then check
your
backup and restore from there. Otherwise, you are out of luck.
Since
you probably created the DL from existing contacts, you can most
likely
recreate it without a problem.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, magius asked:

| When I went to delete (remove) one contact name, I accidentally
hit
| the X button at the top and it deleted the whole list!!!! Where
is
| the idiot box that pops up and asks you, are you sure you want to
| delete that? Now the whole list is gone. It just happened. Where
is
| it and can I restore it?