UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549
                                    FORM 13F
                              FORM 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 06/30/2008

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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:       TRUSTCO BANK
Address:    3 SARNOWSKI DRIVE
            GLENVILLE, NY 12302


13F File Number: 28-10307

The institutional investment Manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name: Richard W. Provost
Title: Trust Officer
Phone: 518.381.3699
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Richard W. Prouost         Glenville, NY        7/28/2008
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[Signature]                    [City,State]         [Date]


Report Type     (Check only one)
                [X]            13F HOLDINGS REPORT
                [ ]            13F COMBINATION REPORT

                             FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE

Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers:                0

Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:           152

Form 13F Information Table Value Total:           $ 173,313

List of Other Included Managers:

Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all
institutional investment Managers with respect to which this report is filed,
other than the Manager filing this report.


NONE





                                                  FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE

                                                           VALUE     SHARES/  SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT  OTHER     VOTING AUTHORITY
        NAME OF ISSUER          TITLE OF CLASS    CUSIP   (x$1000)   PRN AMT  PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS  SOLE  SHARED  NONE
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AT&T INC                       COMMON STOCK     00206R102     1815      53868 SH       DEFINED           53103      0    765
                                                00206R102      711      21103 SH       DEF/OTH           12597   8506      0
ABBOTT LABORATORIES            COMMON STOCK     002824100     2492      47052 SH       DEFINED           44352    500   2200
                                                002824100      430       8126 SH       DEF/OTH            4426   2800    900
AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC   COMMON STOCK     009158106      692       7000 SH       DEFINED            7000      0      0
ALCOA INC                      COMMON STOCK     013817101      689      19350 SH       DEFINED           19050    200    100
                                                013817101       28        800 SH       DEF/OTH             500      0    300
ALLSTATE CORP                  COMMON STOCK     020002101     1237      27142 SH       DEFINED           27142      0      0
                                                020002101      119       2608 SH       DEF/OTH            1170   1338    100
ALTRIA GROUP INC               COMMON STOCK     02209S103       18        870 SH       DEFINED             870      0      0
                                                02209S103      890      43300 SH       DEF/OTH           37800   5500      0
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO            COMMON STOCK     025816109     1006      26715 SH       DEFINED           25015    200   1500
                                                025816109      321       8534 SH       DEF/OTH            6734   1800      0
ANHEUSER BUSCH COS INC         COMMON STOCK     035229103      786      12650 SH       DEFINED           11050    800    800
                                                035229103      199       3200 SH       DEF/OTH             200   3000      0
APPLIED MATERIALS INC          COMMON STOCK     038222105      401      21000 SH       DEFINED           17800      0   3200
                                                038222105        4        200 SH       DEF/OTH             200      0      0
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC  COMMON STOCK     053015103      843      20125 SH       DEFINED           18625      0   1500
                                                053015103       54       1300 SH       DEF/OTH             500    700    100
BP PLC                         FOREIGN STOCK    055622104     2367      34027 SH       DEFINED           29727   3100   1200
                                                055622104      480       6904 SH       DEF/OTH            3100   3704    100
BAKER HUGHES INC               COMMON STOCK     057224107      266       3050 SH       DEFINED            3050      0      0
                                                057224107       35        400 SH       DEF/OTH             100      0    300
BANK OF AMERICA CORP           COMMON STOCK     060505104      982      41149 SH       DEFINED           40216    900     33
                                                060505104      415      17390 SH       DEF/OTH           13536   3454    400
THE BANK OF NEW YORK COMPANY   COMMON STOCK     064058100      519      13723 SH       DEFINED           13723      0      0
INC
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO        COMMON STOCK     110122108      109       5300 SH       DEFINED            1700   3600      0
                                                110122108      242      11800 SH       DEF/OTH            3200   8600      0
CGM                            MUTUAL           125325407      340      10394 SH       DEFINED           10394      0      0
                               FUND/STOCK
CHEVRON CORP NEW               COMMON STOCK     166764100     4107      41434 SH       DEFINED           38434    600   2400
                                                166764100     1373      13847 SH       DEF/OTH           11260   1787    800
CISCO SYSTEMS INC              COMMON STOCK     17275R102     1474      63385 SH       DEFINED           62535    600    250
                                                17275R102       66       2850 SH       DEF/OTH            1150   1200    500
CITIGROUP INC                  COMMON STOCK     172967101      808      48211 SH       DEFINED           47311    900      0
                                                172967101       86       5142 SH       DEF/OTH            2342   2400    400
CITIGROUP CAPITAL XVI          PREFERRED STOCK  17310L201      184      10000 SH       DEF/OTH           10000      0      0
COCA COLA CO                   COMMON STOCK     191216100     2839      54616 SH       DEFINED           53716    900      0
                                                191216100      645      12400 SH       DEF/OTH            8200   4200      0
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO           COMMON STOCK     194162103     2029      29361 SH       DEFINED           28861    500      0
                                                194162103      290       4200 SH       DEF/OTH             300   3400    500
CURTISS WRIGHT CORP            COMMON STOCK     231561101     2879      64352 SH       DEFINED           64352      0      0
DISNEY WALT CO                 COMMON STOCK     254687106     1476      47320 SH       DEFINED           44720    200   2400
                                                254687106      226       7250 SH       DEF/OTH            4150   3000    100
DOMINION RESOURCES INC VA NEW  COMMON STOCK     25746U109       52       1086 SH       DEFINED            1086      0      0
                                                25746U109      305       6418 SH       DEF/OTH            6418      0      0
DOW CHEMICAL CO                COMMON STOCK     260543103      358      10250 SH       DEFINED            9450    800      0
                                                260543103      102       2925 SH       DEF/OTH            1825   1100      0
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO    COMMON STOCK     263534109      846      19726 SH       DEFINED           16140   1686   1900
                                                263534109      144       3360 SH       DEF/OTH             710   2450    200
ECOLAB INC                     COMMON STOCK     278865100      353       8200 SH       DEFINED            7200      0   1000
                                                278865100       13        300 SH       DEF/OTH             100      0    200
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO            COMMON STOCK     291011104      405       8200 SH       DEFINED            7800      0    400
                                                291011104      138       2800 SH       DEF/OTH            1000   1800      0
EQUITABLE RESOURCES INC        COMMON STOCK     294549100      280       4060 SH       DEFINED            4060      0      0
EXELON CORP                    COMMON STOCK     30161N101     1160      12900 SH       DEFINED           12300    600      0
                                                30161N101      188       2090 SH       DEF/OTH            1590    500      0
EXXON MOBIL CORP               COMMON STOCK     30231G102    12556     142468 SH       DEFINED          124120  14884   3464
                                                30231G102     3017      34234 SH       DEF/OTH           20756  12122   1356
FPL GROUP INC                  COMMON STOCK     302571104      787      12004 SH       DEFINED           12004      0      0
FIDELITY NEW YORK MUNICIPAL    MUTUAL           316337203      197      15830 SH       DEFINED           15830      0      0
                               FUNDS/MUNI
                               BONDS
                                                316337203       84       6709 SH       DEF/OTH            6709      0      0
FORTUNE BRANDS INC             COMMON STOCK     349631101      200       3200 SH       DEFINED            2800    200    200
                                                349631101      206       3300 SH       DEF/OTH            2800    400    100
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO            COMMON STOCK     369604103    19162     717954 SH       DEFINED          675405  31689  10860
                                                369604103     7391     276929 SH       DEF/OTH          202968  60561  13400
GENERAL MILLS INC              COMMON STOCK     370334104      440       7233 SH       DEFINED            6333    700    200
                                                370334104      261       4300 SH       DEF/OTH            4100    200      0
GENERAL MOTORS ACCEPTANCE CORP CORPORATE BONDS  3704A0SV5      168 200000 PRN PRN      DEF/OTH          200000      0      0
GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC            FOREIGN STOCK    37733W105      469      10599 SH       DEFINED            9999    600      0
                                                37733W105      191       4314 SH       DEF/OTH            3114   1100    100
HEWLETT PACKARD                COMMON STOCK     428236103      555      12547 SH       DEFINED           12547      0      0
                                                428236103        5        104 SH       DEF/OTH             104      0      0
HOME DEPOT INC                 COMMON STOCK     437076102      386      16499 SH       DEFINED           14899    100   1500
                                                437076102       49       2089 SH       DEF/OTH            1089    600    400
ITT CORP                       COMMON STOCK     450911102      253       4000 SH       DEFINED            4000      0      0
INTEL CORP                     COMMON STOCK     458140100     2215     103116 SH       DEFINED          100716      0   2400
                                                458140100      133       6200 SH       DEF/OTH            3200   2500    500
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS         COMMON STOCK     459200101     4734      39942 SH       DEFINED           39092    850      0
MACHINES
                                                459200101      456       3850 SH       DEF/OTH             500   3300     50
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO            COMMON STOCK     46625H100     1203      35050 SH       DEFINED           33822    964    264
                                                46625H100      464      13516 SH       DEF/OTH            9750   3766      0
JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC   COMMON STOCK     469814107      359       4450 SH       DEFINED            4350    100      0
                                                469814107       16        200 SH       DEF/OTH             200      0      0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON              COMMON STOCK     478160104     6173      95942 SH       DEFINED           92942   3000      0
                                                478160104      606       9425 SH       DEF/OTH            5225   3100   1100
JOHNSON CONTROLS INC           COMMON STOCK     478366107      456      15900 SH       DEFINED           15900      0      0
                                                478366107      116       4050 SH       DEF/OTH             900   3000    150
KEYCORP                        COMMON STOCK     493267108      739      67316 SH       DEFINED           67316      0      0
KRAFT FOODS INC                COMMON STOCK     50075N104       17        602 SH       DEFINED             602      0      0
                                                50075N104      852      29964 SH       DEF/OTH           26158   3806      0
ELI LILLY & CO                 COMMON STOCK     532457108      646      14000 SH       DEFINED           13100    900      0
                                                532457108       28        600 SH       DEF/OTH             300    300      0
LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP IN       COMMON STOCK     534187109      275       6064 SH       DEFINED            6064      0      0
                                                534187109      127       2800 SH       DEF/OTH               0   2800      0
LOWES COMPANIES INC            COMMON STOCK     548661107      385      18575 SH       DEFINED           18575      0      0
                                                548661107       50       2400 SH       DEF/OTH            1000   1400      0
MCGRAW HILL COS INC            COMMON STOCK     580645109      273       6800 SH       DEFINED            6800      0      0
                                                580645109       40       1000 SH       DEF/OTH             400    600      0
MEDTRONIC INC                  COMMON STOCK     585055106     2604      50326 SH       DEFINED           43826    700   5800
                                                585055106       47        900 SH       DEF/OTH             300    300    300
MICROSOFT CORP                 COMMON STOCK     594918104     4838     175874 SH       DEFINED          164474    800  10600
                                                594918104      468      17021 SH       DEF/OTH           13321   3000    700
MONSANTO CO NEW                COMMON STOCK     61166W101        6         50 SH       DEFINED              50      0      0
                                                61166W101      198       1564 SH       DEF/OTH             234   1330      0
MOTOROLA INC                   COMMON STOCK     620076109      143      19495 SH       DEFINED           18895      0    600
                                                620076109        4        600 SH       DEF/OTH               0    600      0
NBT BANCORP INC                COMMON STOCK     628778102      498      24158 SH       DEFINED             672  23486      0
NIKE INC                       COMMON STOCK     654106103      298       5000 SH       DEFINED            5000      0      0
                                                654106103       12        200 SH       DEF/OTH             200      0      0
PEPSICO INC                    COMMON STOCK     713448108     3737      58772 SH       DEFINED           55522   1250   2000
                                                713448108      401       6300 SH       DEF/OTH            1700   4300    300
PFIZER INC                     COMMON STOCK     717081103      507      29047 SH       DEFINED           26947      0   2100
                                                717081103      179      10226 SH       DEF/OTH            3466   6760      0
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL    COMMON STOCK     718172109       43        870 SH       DEFINED             870      0      0
INC
                                                718172109     2139      43300 SH       DEF/OTH           37800   5500      0
PRIVATE EXPORT FUNDING CORP    CORPORATE BONDS  742651DC3      258 250000 PRN SH       DEFINED          250000      0      0
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO            COMMON STOCK     742718109     5517      90728 SH       DEFINED           86738    790   3200
                                                742718109      803      13200 SH       DEF/OTH            3197   8708   1295
ROCHESTER FUND MUNICIPALS INC  MUTUAL           771362100      374      22446 SH       DEFINED           22446      0      0
                               FUNDS/MUNI
                               BONDS
SLM CORP                       CORPORATE BONDS  78490FKQ1      259 400000 PRN PRN      DEF/OTH          400000      0      0
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP           COMMON STOCK     806605101      270      13700 SH       DEFINED            9400   4300      0
SCHLUMBERGER LTD               COMMON STOCK     806857108      806       7500 SH       DEFINED            6600    200    700
                                                806857108       43        400 SH       DEF/OTH             400      0      0
SOUTHERN CO                    COMMON STOCK     842587107     2761      79058 SH       DEFINED           77358   1400    300
                                                842587107      203       5800 SH       DEF/OTH            1700   3300    800
TARGET CORP                    COMMON STOCK     87612E106      793      17050 SH       DEFINED           16250    100    700
                                                87612E106       93       2000 SH       DEF/OTH             900   1100      0
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC          COMMON STOCK     882508104      474      16830 SH       DEFINED           16830      0      0
                                                882508104       14        500 SH       DEF/OTH             300      0    200
3M CO                          COMMON STOCK     88579Y101     1145      16449 SH       DEFINED           16449      0      0
                                                88579Y101      329       4730 SH       DEF/OTH             580   4150      0
TRUSTCO BANK CORP NY           COMMON STOCK     898349105     7193     969383 SH       DEFINED          641920  70531 256932
                                                898349105     5096     686851 SH       DEF/OTH           40046      0 646805
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE          COMMON STOCK     911312106      456       7425 SH       DEFINED            6975    400     50
                                                911312106        9        150 SH       DEF/OTH               0    100     50
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP       COMMON STOCK     913017109     3413      55309 SH       DEFINED           50109    400   4800
                                                913017109      216       3500 SH       DEF/OTH            1700   1400    400
UNITRIN INC                    COMMON STOCK     913275103     6219     225568 SH       DEFINED          225568      0      0
VANGUARD CALIFORNIA TAX FREE   MUTUAL           922021308      338      31552 SH       DEFINED           31552      0      0
                               FUNDS/MUNI
                               BONDS
VANGUARD NEW YORK TAX FREE     MUTUAL           92204H103      165      15285 SH       DEFINED           15285      0      0
FUNDS                          FUNDS/MUNI
                               BONDS
VANGUARD NEW YORK TAX FREE     MUTUAL           92204H301     3667     339523 SH       DEFINED          339523      0      0
FUNDS                          FUNDS/MUNI
                               BONDS
                                                92204H301      347      32117 SH       DEF/OTH           32117      0      0
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC     COMMON STOCK     92343V104     1978      55876 SH       DEFINED           54076   1300    500
                                                92343V104      350       9898 SH       DEF/OTH            4624   5074    200
WAL-MART STORES INC            COMMON STOCK     931142103     1864      33174 SH       DEFINED           32174      0   1000
                                                931142103      180       3200 SH       DEF/OTH            2800    200    200
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW           COMMON STOCK     949746101     1268      53405 SH       DEFINED           52605    800      0
                                                949746101      135       5700 SH       DEF/OTH            1600   3500    600
WYETH                          COMMON STOCK     983024100      427       8900 SH       DEFINED            8900      0      0
                                                983024100      135       2815 SH       DEF/OTH            1415   1400      0
NOBLE CORP                                      G65422100     1518      23375 SH       DEFINED           23375      0      0
                                                G65422100       19        300 SH       DEF/OTH             200      0    100