PowerBook G4 System Sweep

Can someone help me do a system sweep on my PowerBook, where you completly wipe everything off the computer, and start over again, just like a brand new computer? I need to do this because I dont have much hard drive space left, and thousands of unwanted files, and some files I don't know how to delete. I would really appreciate the help.
PowerBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.6)

While I think such a clean sweep is a good idea to keep a system healthy, I don't know if you really have to do it for hard drive space. I would prefer to just free up space and do the clean sweep the next time I upgraded my OS.
Go around to the folders in your home directory (and anywhere else if you have created folders elsewhere) and do a Get Info (File menu or Apple-I). It will report the size of each folder (after a while). That should help you find what is talking the bulk of your hard drive space. Then, go into that folder and do the same thing. You might be able to get some space back, find and locate important files and back them up, and do a clean sweep a little later.

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Disable any script blocking protection
Double click dds.scr to run the tool.
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Click Yes at the next prompt for Optional Scan.
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Please note: You may have to disable any script protection running if the scan fails to run. After downloading the tool, disconnect from the internet and disable all antivirus protection. Run the scan, enable your A/V and reconnect to the internet. Some instructions for disabling AV are HERE.
Please include the contents of the following logs by copying and pasting the text of each into your next reply:
DDS.txt
Attach.txt
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