I did a restore and lost 10 GB!

First Mac!
I did a restore on my Mac thinking I could get a file I deleted a few days ago back, but I didn't even get it. Anyway, after the restore I lost 10 GB of space on my HDD so I was wondering, how can I gain that 10 GB back? I know the restore made a copy somewhere on my HDD and I want to delete it, but I have no idea where it is.
I did a search and I can't find anything.
Thanks guys! Love the forum!

If you mean /Volumes, you may not have done the restore properly.
You can't do a full system restore by selecting your internal HD in the "Star Wars" display. That will restore to the /Volumes folder, without affecting/replacing OSX or anything else.
To do a full system restore, you must start up from your OSX Install disc and do a +Restore System From Backup.+ See #14 in [Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions|http://web.me.com/pondini/Time_Machine/FAQ.html] (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of this forum).
To restore selected files/folders, use the "Star Wars" display, per #15 there.

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