"Other files" eating up disc space causing 'Scratch disc is full'

First off, I have a 3 month old macbook pro running maverick, and I don't use Photoshop anymore. I use sketch. I emptied my trash, and my mail folder is not bigger than 2 gig.
I first noticed there was something wrong when Sketch kept warning me that my "scratch disc is full", and this is hampering my work.
On the left of the attachment you'll see the Storage capacity. On the right we've got a scan by Omnidiscsweeper.  Something is definitly wonky here.
As a side note, I did run disc permissions and disc verify.  I will attempt a restart now too.

About “Other”:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6047
Go step by step and test.
1. Start up in Safe Mode.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11212
2. Empty Trash.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/PH10677
   http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13806
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

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              Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
              Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
              Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
              Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
                        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
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    Thunderbolt Information:
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              com.livedrive.filesystems.livedrivefs          (2.1.14)
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              [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
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              [loaded] com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist
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              [loaded] com.hp.productresearch.plist
              [loaded] com.rim.BBLaunchAgent.plist
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              [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist
              [failed] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.diskSpaceWatcher.plist
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              [failed] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist
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              [failed] com.VolumeWatcherTool.plist
              [failed] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper.plist
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              BlackBerry Device Manager
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    3rd Party Preference Panes:
              Adobe Version Cue CS4
              DC30 Xact Driver Panel
              Flash Player
              Flip4Mac WMV
              Perian
    Internet Plug-ins:
              AdobePDFViewer.plugin
              AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin
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              Flash Player.plugin
              FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
              Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin
              iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
              JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
              OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin.plugin
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              SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
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                   1%          Microsoft PowerPoint
                   0%          BBLaunchAgent
                   0%          fontd
                   0%          aosnotifyd
    Top Processes by Memory:
              168 MB             Microsoft PowerPoint
              123 MB             Safari
              86 MB              Mail
              74 MB              WindowServer
              45 MB              com.apple.WebKit.Networking
              45 MB              com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
              41 MB              Finder
              41 MB              PluginProcess
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              72 MB              Free RAM
              1.27 GB            Active RAM
              1.24 GB            Inactive RAM
              667 MB             Wired RAM
              2.58 GB            Page-ins
              111 MB             Page-outs

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