False "not enough free space" error

Hi
When trying to copy a large file over, an Aperture Library, I get an error saying I have not enough free space.
I have 90GB free, and the library I am attempting to copy over from an external hard drive is only 50GB.
I have run Disc Utility from the recovery mode, and it did find a file (that I had deleted the same day) that was falsely listed as taking up 70GB when it was just 3GB.
I of course had Disc Utility fix the disk, and when running it a second time it did not spot any errors.
I have also used Terminal to search for both the deleted file and the old Aperture Library (that I had deleted) and it does not appear to be anywhere, even as invisible.
What can I do to find out what is taking up the free/not so free space and how can I get it back ?
I am running 10.9.4 on a MacBook Pro with a SSD.

UPDATE:
I tried to copy the file over in segments rather than as a lump, and that seemed to have worked.
Rather than copying the entire "Aperture Library" package, I opened it, moved "Masters" out of it, copied the remains over, then afterwards copied the contents of the "Masters" folder into the respective positions on the MacBook Pro.
So aparently there is a bug which prevents Maverics 10.9.4 from copying a file bigger than 50GB.
As say this as I could copy the file ONTO an external harddrive from a computer running 10.9.3
So there you have it Apple now, you know you know where to look.
Thanks for listening

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