Error -51, Can't save to disk

Ibook G3 700 12inch running 10.4
Getting error message when I try to save, duplicate an icon, any writing to disk. Computer still works in every other way.
"Sorry, the operation could not be completed because an unexpected error occured
(Error code -51)"
Any ideas??

hsman, my bet would be that using your HD when it was overful caused some serious corruption of some fundamental sections of your HD (volume information and the like, or extents files, or possibly even some system files), and that you are now paying the price. Its also likely that, even though you have freed up some space, that which is available is very heavily fragmented.
The best solution, I fear, would be to copy your drive to an external , wipe the internal and then re-install and restore.
You MAY be able to recover by using DiskWarrior or Disk Genius and then running a defrag program, though.
Cheers
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