How to get rid of the other from the MacBook Air Memory?

How to get rid of the other from the MacBook Air Memory? I reviewed my newly purchased MBA ear;y 2014 i7 8GB RAM and there was 24+ GB of "Other". I have Yosemite. I have restored to factory with no luck. is there a memory cleaner or process to eliminate what is not needed in Other? I know some files there are settings, and such but not 24+ GB worth is such of stuff.

About “Other”:
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202867
Go step by step and test.
1. Start up in Safe Mode.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11212
2. Backup your computer.
3. Empty Trash.
   http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13806
4. Disk space / Time Machine ?/ Local Snapshots
Local backups
   http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4878
5. Delete old iOS Devices Backup.
    iTunes > Preferences > Devices
    Highlight the old Backups , press “Delete Backup” and then “OK”.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4946?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
6. Re-index Macintosh HD.
    This will take a while. Wait until it is finished.
    System Preferences > Spotlight > Privacy
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2409
7.Try OmniDiskSweeper. This will give the storage size details of the items.
   https://www.omnigroup.com/more
   Select Macintosh HD and click “Sweep Selected Drive” at the bottom.
   Be careful. Delete only the files that can be safely deleted. If you are not sure about any file, don’t touch it.
8. Move iTunes, iPhoto and iMovie media folders to an external drive.
    iTunes
    http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201562
    iPhoto
    http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2506
    iMovie
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ph2289

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