Getting rid of unwanted software

Hello there,
I use an ibook G4 and my computer only came with a 60GB HD. I have an external hard drive on which I keep my music and photos. The purpose of this post is that I'm looking for a nice way to be able to view all the files on my G4 and sort though them so that i can get rid of unwanted software and make some more room! I don't want to buy a program to do this so if anyone knows/ can suggest a good way to do this (for free), I would appreciate it!
Thanks!

Fran_man:
Managing the available capacity of your HDD is very important. You need to maintain a minimum of 15% of total disk capacity of your HDD as contiguous free or available disk capacity. Failure to do so can lead to directory corruption and consequential data corruption or loss.
Dr. Smoke's FAQ Freeing space on your Mac OS X startup disk is a good place to start. In terms of a utility that will enable you to see what is occupying your disk WhatSize 10.3.91 (this is the free version) and Disk Inventory will both do the job.
Please do post back with specific questions or comments.
cornelius
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