I am installing Final Cut Pro, but need about 30gb of hard drive space.  What is the easiest way to find files on my computer to move them to an external hard drive?

I need more space on my hardrive to install final cut pro.  What is the easiest way to identify large files that I can move to an external hard drive?

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