Mac shows wrong storage information

Hi,
My macbook shows incorrect storage information, which is inconsistent with the available storage space.
The storage maps shows that:
App 119G with 179G free from 250 G
Which does not added up correctly.
I have tried to use disk repair in recovery mode but the storage is still wrong.
I'm using 10.10.1 OS X yosemite on my macbook
I do not use time machine.
Is there any way to solve this issue?
Thank you.

Hi joannnnnnnn,
If you are using a MacBook Pro or MacBook Air with a solid state drive (SSD), you may notice some discrepancies in the available, used, and total storage reporting. If this is the case, you may find the following article helpful:
Mac notebooks: Mac OS X and Solid State Drive manufacturers report drive capacity differently - Apple Support
Regards,
- Brenden

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