How do I see a detailed view of what's on my hard drive and how much space it's consuming?

I have an early 2007 iMac (3GB RAM) and a 320 GB hard drive. I'm trying to clear some of the programs and files I don't need to free up space, but I'm not sure how to get a similar look at my files and how much space they take up individually (as I would with a PC). Under system info I'm able to get the high-level overview, but how do I see a detailed view that I can then edit?

Thanks for your help. I did just that and was able to get a much better view with OmniDiskSweeper. I was shocked to find that my MobileSync files were 125 GB of about 270 being used! Guess I shouldn't be surprised with 4 iPhones and 4 iPads syncing to the same iMac at one time or another -- just kind of surprised Apple/iTunes doesn't make it any clearer that this can turn into a big problem if you don't initially create the appropriate backup settings for your devices. Thanks again!

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