IMac 24 start up disk is full

I am getting an error that my start up disk is full and I need to delete some files.  I may be an idiot but where do I find this disk/place  on here or is it just I need to move some photos/possibly videos to an external drive to free up space overall?

just I need to move some photos/possibly videos to an external drive to free up space overall?
Depends on how much space you need to free up. Rule of thumb, never allow the free space to fall below 15% of the capacity of the hard drive.
Help here.
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/freeingspace.html
To view free space go to Applications / Utilities. Launch Disk Utility. Select the startup disk on the left then click the FirstAid tab.
Capacity and Available at the bottom of the window.
You can also right or control click the MacintoshHD icon on your Desktop then click Get Info. Capacity & Available info from the Get Info panel.

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