Used/available space not accurate

My Mac has a 640GB HD, and Finder is reporting only 110GB available (530GB used). However, using Disk Inventory X, it is showing 585GB available (only 55GB used). Looking at my folders in Finder, the Disk Inventory X numbers seem accurate.
Oh, and yes, I've tried emptying my trash.
Any ideas what could cause this, and how to get my free space back?
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File Fault on or off?
Disconnect all peripherals from your computer. Boot from your install disc & run _*Repair Disk*_ from the utility menu. To use the Install Mac OS X disc, insert the disc, and restart your computer while holding down the C key as it starts up.
Select your language.
Once on the desktop, select Utility in the menu bar.
Select *Disk Utility.*
Select the disk or volume in the list of disks and volumes, and then click *First Aid.*
Click _*Repair Disk.*_
Restart your computer when done.
Repair permissions after you reach the desktop-http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25751 and restart the computer.

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