Can't see deleted files in the trash

Hello,
When i delete a file I am not asked any longer with the warning message if I am sure I want to delte and most of all the file does not appear in the trash folder.
Any hint?
catch you later
Steph.

Hi Steph,
It sounds as if ali's diagnosis was more likely the problem. Glad that it is all well again and that my suggestion led you to fix something unrelated!
By the way, just a suggestion, but in the future you may want to post OS Usage questions concerning your 10.5 OS in Using Mac OS X Leopard forum as many problems using the OS can vary greatly from one OS version to the next.
good luck,
littleshoulders

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