Deleted files wont give me free space

i created two projects on my laptop, then exported them back to dv and dragged the projects into my trash bin. I then emptied my trash, awaiting the free space i had missed so greatly( the projects took up about 20 GB each), but after the files were deleted, which took about a second. i did not get the free space back, does anyone know what happened or could someone point me to another forum where this questin could be answered.

i created two projects on my laptop, then exported
them back to dv and dragged the projects into my
trash bin. I then emptied my trash, awaiting the
free space i had missed so greatly( the projects took
up about 20 GB each), but after the files were
deleted, which took about a second. i did not get the
free space back, does anyone know what happened or
could someone point me to another forum where this
questin could be answered.
Type Media in finder you may find those deleted files still have a connection there. Careful you don't delete the wrong ones because they're gone. anoka114

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