I am deleting files from my filesystem because I am running out of space but I do not get any more free space after deleting them. I cannot locate these files and they are not in trash. I do not know if that makes any difference but I have deleted some of these files being logged as root.
Any ideas ?
Yes it make all the difference because root has a separate trash.
To empty it you may paste this on terminal: gksudo nautilus '/root/.Trash/' to open the trash and then remove it's files.
You might also hold the shift key down and then hit the delete button.(shift-delete) These files will not go into trash but they will be permanently deleted, so these files will not be recoverable.
