My HD (SSD) is nearly full and I can't figure out how to free up space.

My HDD is nearly full and "About this Mac" reports I have used 189 Gb under the category of "Other". I don't know how all this space got used up or what its comprised of but I'd like to delete it but can't even locate it to do so.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanx
HKMark23

About “Other”:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6047
Try these tips.
1. Start up in Safe Mode.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11212
2. Empty Trash.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/PH10677
3. Delete "Recovered Messages", if any.
    Hold the option key down and click "Go" menu in the Finder menu bar.
    Select "Library" from the dropdown.
    Library > Mail > V2 > Mailboxes
    Delete "Recovered Messages", if any.
    Empty Trash. Restart.
4. Repair Disk
    Steps 1 through 7
    http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5836
5. Disk space / Time Machine ?/ Local Snapshots
Local backups
   http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4878
6. Delete old iOS Devices Backup.
    iTunes > Preferences > Devices
    Highlight the old Backups , press “Delete Backup” and then “OK”.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4946?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
7. Re-index Macintosh HD.
   System Preferences > Spotlight > Privacy
   http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2409
8. For more on this and very helpful tips:
http://pondini.org/OSX/LionStorage.html
http://pondini.org/OSX/DiskSpace.html

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