Please Help...Start Up Disk

I have been getting a message that pops up very frequently thats tells me my StartUp Disk is almost full and that I need to Delete Files...
I have went through several times and deleted a ton of stuff and have saved only a few things extra other then what the Drive came with when I bought it.
Yet still I get this message and also sometimes it will tell me while I'm in Itunes or IPhoto that it is not able to Save my Librarys due to lack of space...I find it very hard to believe I have lack of space now
If I go into my Finder and click on my Macintosh HD disk, and get info...It tells me
Capacity: 232.457 GB
Available:87.2 MB
Used: 232.48 GB on disk
Is it possible I have some huge chunk of space being used up somewhere on my disk?
If so, how can I find out?
I know when I first got my MacBook I tried to use transfer stuff from my IMac onto it (if I recall correctly) using Migration Assistant but was never able to find it after the transfer on my MacBook
I assumed I never transfered anything
Please Help, I am afraid I may Crash soon
Thanks a million

Did you empty the trash?
Also, download the program WhatSize or Disk Inventory X (both should be available from www.versiontracker.com). Open them and have them scan your hard drive. They'll show you what items are using up space on your hard drive.
Make sure you take a look at the System>private>var>log folder--if it's large, you might have an issue we need to fix. If you're not sure what a file is, do NOT delete it--post the name here and we'll let you know if it's safe to delete.
~Lyssa

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