Diskimage does not match size of whats really inside

[bfg110]

Hi.. I have a password protected disk image saved (its a dvd size so 8 gbs around there). I have deleted many things out of it and the folder size still only lets me say there is half a gig left. I know after the deletes that there is around 6 gigs left in space. Is there any way to make the diskimage update so it really knows how much space is availible within it? thanks for the help... I love Mac, just need to understand it all...

 

[telecomm]

You probably need to empty the trash. Dragging items to the trash doesn't get rid of them in the size calculation, since they're still intact and recoverable.

 

[bfg110]

Genius! haha thanks for the help