A 56 gb .dmg file in my deleted user folder

I have a G5 tower running os 10.3 with 150GB of space. I am running out of room on my had drive because I have a file named melindabeck.dmg (my name) in my deleted users file that is 56 GB.
1. What is this file?
2. Can I get rid of it without endangering my user folder (admin)?
3. How do I delete it?
Thanks, Melinda

Melinda.. it looks like you created a new user account and then deleted the old user account...if everything is ok with the user account you are using...you can delete the old account (drag it to the Trash) ......which is located at....
HD/Users/Deleted (Folder)
Did you do perform similar procedure such as this....
Accounts<Deleting User .... using System Preferences (p29)
• You must be booted up in your Admin account before attempting this.
<a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://">http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=151625
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106256
IMPORTANT: If the user's account is encrypted (FileVault is turned on), turn FileVault off for the user before you delete the account.
• You can not delete your Admin Account using this method.
1. Choose System Preferences from Apple Menu and click "Accounts"
2. Select the user account you want to delete and click the minus button in the lower pane
3. A window will pop up asking you if you're sure this is what you want to do. It also gives you a choice as to what should be done
4. If you click "Delete Immediately", the user account will removed.
5. If you click "OK", the account will be removed, and a disk image will be created of the contents of the deleted user account. In case you want to
re-instate the user,The path is:..... HD/Users/Deleted (folder)
6. Your last option is "Cancel" , if you change you mind.
george

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