OCD about disk space

Ok. I'm very ocd about my disk space. I keep track of everything. I'm also a video editor and music collector. This is a funny, 'cause those are the biggest files you can have.
NOW, my Mac says that I've used 83.69gb of disk space with 27.78 left.
I've look through the computer and can only account for roughly 60gb.
I right clicked everything in my "macintosh hd" hard drive folder.
I have 4.72gb of apps, 1.86gb of system info, 19.88gb of library, 34.63gb of user data, and 4k each for cache data and manuals.
I'm still missing 20gb.
I don't really know what to ask.
How do I find that 20gb, or how do I get a detailed map of what my hard drive is holding.
Please and thank you.

Hi Valentine Moreau;
May I suggest a little application that I find to be great when you are attempting to find out what is using up your disk sapce it is called WhatSize.
Allan

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