diff --git a/uSync8.ContentEdition/Serializers/ContentSerializer.cs b/uSync8.ContentEdition/Serializers/ContentSerializer.cs
index 2734e044..54e6df43 100644
--- a/uSync8.ContentEdition/Serializers/ContentSerializer.cs
+++ b/uSync8.ContentEdition/Serializers/ContentSerializer.cs
@@ -115,16 +115,9 @@ protected override SyncAttempt<IContent> DeserializeCore(XElement node)
 
             var item = FindOrCreate(node);
 
-            if (item.Trashed)
-            {
-                // TODO: Where has changed trashed state gone?
-            }
-
             DeserializeBase(item, node);
             DeserializeTemplate(item, node);
 
-            // contentService.Save(item);
-
             return SyncAttempt<IContent>.Succeed(
                 item.Name,
                 item,
@@ -166,10 +159,11 @@ public override SyncAttempt<IContent> DeserializeSecondPass(IContent item, XElem
 
             // sort order
             var sortOrder = node.Element("Info").Element("SortOrder").ValueOrDefault(-1);
-            if (sortOrder != -1)
-            {
-                item.SortOrder = sortOrder;
-            }
+            HandleSortOrder(item, sortOrder);
+
+
+            var trashed = node.Element("Info").Element("Trashed").ValueOrDefault(false);
+            HandleTrashedState(item, trashed);
 
             // published status
             // this does the last save and publish
@@ -184,6 +178,21 @@ public override SyncAttempt<IContent> DeserializeSecondPass(IContent item, XElem
             // second pass, is when we do the publish and stuff.
         }
 
+        protected override void HandleTrashedState(IContent item, bool trashed)
+        {
+            if (!trashed && item.Trashed)
+            {
+                // if the item is trashed, then the change of it's parent 
+                // should restore it (as long as we do a move!)
+                contentService.Move(item, item.ParentId);
+            }
+            else if (trashed && !item.Trashed)
+            {
+                // move to the recycle bin
+                contentService.MoveToRecycleBin(item);
+            }
+        }
+
         protected virtual Attempt<string> DoSaveOrPublish(IContent item, XElement node)
         {
             var info = node.Element("Info");
@@ -227,6 +236,8 @@ protected virtual Attempt<string> DoSaveOrPublish(IContent item, XElement node)
 
         }
 
+
+      
         #endregion
 
         protected override IContent CreateItem(string alias, ITreeEntity parent, string itemType)
diff --git a/uSync8.ContentEdition/Serializers/ContentSerializerBase.cs b/uSync8.ContentEdition/Serializers/ContentSerializerBase.cs
index a3c0f0a4..8bd93f01 100644
--- a/uSync8.ContentEdition/Serializers/ContentSerializerBase.cs
+++ b/uSync8.ContentEdition/Serializers/ContentSerializerBase.cs
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ public abstract class ContentSerializerBase<TObject> : SyncTreeSerializerBase<TO
         protected SyncValueMapperCollection syncMappers;
 
         public ContentSerializerBase(
-            IEntityService entityService, 
-            ILogger logger, 
+            IEntityService entityService,
+            ILogger logger,
             UmbracoObjectTypes umbracoObjectType,
             SyncValueMapperCollection syncMappers)
             : base(entityService, logger)
@@ -208,6 +208,15 @@ protected Attempt<TObject> DeserializeProperties(TObject item, XElement node)
             return Attempt.Succeed(item);
         }
 
+        protected void HandleSortOrder(TObject item, int sortOrder)
+        {
+            if (sortOrder != -1)
+                item.SortOrder = sortOrder;
+        }
+
+        protected abstract void HandleTrashedState(TObject item, bool trashed);
+
+
         protected string GetExportValue(object value, PropertyType propertyType, string culture, string segment)
         {
             // this is where the mapping magic will happen. 
@@ -256,7 +265,7 @@ protected override TObject FindOrCreate(XElement node)
             }
 
             var contentTypeAlias = node.Element("Info").Element("ContentType").ValueOrDefault(node.Name.LocalName);
-            
+
             // var contentTypeAlias = node.Name.LocalName;
 
             return CreateItem(alias, parent, contentTypeAlias);
@@ -395,6 +404,8 @@ protected TObject FindByPath(IEnumerable<string> folders)
 
         }
 
+
+
         #endregion
     }
 }
diff --git a/uSync8.ContentEdition/Serializers/MediaSerializer.cs b/uSync8.ContentEdition/Serializers/MediaSerializer.cs
index 3b8a5eaf..04294f29 100644
--- a/uSync8.ContentEdition/Serializers/MediaSerializer.cs
+++ b/uSync8.ContentEdition/Serializers/MediaSerializer.cs
@@ -66,28 +66,10 @@ public override SyncAttempt<IMedia> DeserializeSecondPass(IMedia item, XElement
             var info = node.Element("Info");
 
             var sortOrder = info.Element("SortOrder").ValueOrDefault(-1);
-            if (sortOrder != -1)
-            {
-                item.SortOrder = sortOrder;
-            }
-
+            HandleSortOrder(item, sortOrder);
 
             var trashed = info.Element("Trashed").ValueOrDefault(false);
-            if (trashed)
-            {
-                if (!item.Trashed)
-                {
-                    mediaService.MoveToRecycleBin(item);
-                }
-                return SyncAttempt<IMedia>.Succeed(item.Name, ChangeType.Import); 
-            }
-
-            if (item.Trashed)
-            {
-                // remove from bin.
-                // ?
-            }
-
+            HandleTrashedState(item, trashed);
 
             var attempt = mediaService.Save(item);
             if (!attempt.Success) 
@@ -95,10 +77,24 @@ public override SyncAttempt<IMedia> DeserializeSecondPass(IMedia item, XElement
 
             // we return no-change so we don't trigger the second save 
             return SyncAttempt<IMedia>.Succeed(item.Name, ChangeType.NoChange );
+        }
 
-
+        protected override void HandleTrashedState(IMedia item, bool trashed)
+        {
+            if (!trashed && item.Trashed)
+            {
+                // if the item is trashed, then moving it back to the parent value 
+                // restores it.
+                mediaService.Move(item, item.ParentId);
+            }
+            else if (trashed && !item.Trashed)
+            {
+                // move to the recycle bin
+                mediaService.MoveToRecycleBin(item);
+            }
         }
 
+
         protected override SyncAttempt<XElement> SerializeCore(IMedia item)
         {
             var node = InitializeNode(item, item.ContentType.Alias);
@@ -203,6 +199,7 @@ protected override void SaveItem(IMedia item)
 
         protected override void DeleteItem(IMedia item)
             => mediaService.Delete(item);
+
     }
 
 }