Thanks guys for the reply.
df -i output is
[root@igor root]# df -i Filesystem Inodes IUsed IFree IUse% Mounted on /dev/hda2 2408448 387476 2020972 17% / /dev/hdb1 30539776 158025 30381751 1% /home2 /dev/hda1 26104 41 26063 1% /boot none 13735 1 13734 1% /dev/shm
Many of the files deleted were not in use - spare backup copies of data.
Regards,
- Earl