Duplicate messages - mail won't delete

I'm not sure if this is a mail problem only or if there is something else going on but I'll start here. I've got several messages in triplicate that won't delete from my POP account (the same problem occurs for single messages also). Messages appear to delete from "inbox", "trash" and "junk" but reappear when mail is reopened.
I'm also having the same problem with itunes, I delete my library but when itunes is reopened songs in my library reappear. I have also tried to print my itunes library but get the message "The itunes library file cannot be saved. The disk you are attempting to use is full". When attempting to print from my X-Pad I get the message "Error while printing". Also another odd thing I've noticed is that my desktop "clock/calender" disappears after startup, I have to keep putting it back on. So far these are the only problems that I've noticed, these problems just occured yesterday.
Help would be greatly appreciated, Thankyou
PowerPC G4 400MHz   Mac OS X (10.4.6)   Memory 704MB
PowerPC G4 400MHz   Mac OS X (10.4.6)   Memory 704MB
PowerPC G4 400MHz   Mac OS X (10.4.6)   Memory 704MB

Don't need the system memory or RAM.
Are you sure your hard drive has only a 10GB capacity?
Select your hard drive and use Get Info via the Finder. This will provide Capacity and Available information.
If you have only a 10GB capacity hard drive (which is actually slightly less than advertised capacity which is the same for all hard drives), this is likely the cause of your problems.
OS X makes generous use of Paging or Virtual Memory which uses available free hard drive space when utilized. I regularly use anywhere from 6-9GB of virtual memory without a lot of processor intense activity and I have 1GB of RAM.
See Problems from insufficient RAM and free hard disk space.
A 10GB hard drive capacity may have been adequate for OS 9 but it isn't adequate for OS X unless you install OS X and applications only and store all data on an external hard drive.
If you have a 10GB hard drive capacity, you should seriously consider purchasing a much larger hard drive if you plan on using this Mac for a while longer.

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