Ghost files or damaged drive?

Myu ipod has just recovered from a serious problem involving the famous folder-and-exclamation-point icon. Finally I could restore the ipod and this problem seems fixed.
However, I have been checking all the info displayed on screen and have realized that, from the 18.something Gb that should be available, only 12 Gb appear as free.
I have just formatted the disk and then re-installed the software. How can it be only 12 Gb free?
Thanks for your help

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