I backed up then erased 118 gigs worth of photos, but my storage still says I'm full. I emptied the trash and rebooted but my computer won't recognize the empty space. What gives?

I backed up then erased 118 gigs worth of photos, but my storage still says I'm full. I emptied the trash and rebooted, but my computer won't recognize the empty space. What gives? I erased all my iPhoto pictures from the pictures folder in Finder so I could restore a backup from my Time Capsule. When I try to restore the library, I get a message that there's not enough room on my computer to restore. I have a Macbook Pro with 250 gig hard drive. I would greatly appreciate some help. Thanks!

If you're trying to add a large amount of data all at once, and you get an alert of insufficient space, then from the menu bar, select
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If the padlock icon is closed, click it to unlock the settings and authenticate. Turn Time Machine OFF, then back ON and close the preference pane. Restart the computer. Test.

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