My Passport drive still full after deleting files

[cuinadril]

Hello,

My My Passport Drive shows it’s nearly full although I deleted more than 300GB of data. When I delete files the memory space simply stays the same.

I know this issue from other external drives where I then simply have to clear the trash on my mac and/or the external but both show they are empty.

Can anybody help please?

more info:

I use a My Passport 1TB external drive with a Mac Book Pro OS X 10.6. I also have MacFuse installed so I can read AND write on NTFS. I do not use any automatical backup but use the My Passport as a usual external drive where I drag and drop files.

Thanks in advace!

[Ichigo]

Hi cuinadril, try running a DLG test to see if you have some corrupted files.

How to test a drive for defects or problems on a Mac 

[cuinadril]

Hey Ichigo, thanks for this first hint. The output is this. Still I have no clue what that means.

[Ichigo]

Hi again, it is possible that some sectors are damaged on the Passport, in order to be sure, you can try backing up all of your files and then do a full format. Check the link below for the steps. 

How to partition and format a WD drive on Windows (8, 7, Vista, XP) and Mac OSX