"Other" Stuff taking up Capacity space!!! HELP

For some reason I have 5.05GB of "Other" taking up my capacity space! I've tried minimizing some of my songs, tv shows and pics and for sore reason I can't get the orange "other" stuff cleared up.
Someone please tell me how to fix this!
Thanks

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What the heck is this "other" stuff and how do I delete what's taking up all this space?
The other day I got a low storage capacity with 15 GB left of "Free". Why am I getting a please delete stuff because of low storage when I have 15 GB free? Shouldn't I get this when I am around 5 GB?
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I read the article and it's just a little over my head, but that's not surprising as I am very short in stature and brain supply
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