Problem with "other" part of the flash storage in a new macbook air

I just bought a new Macbook Air and I have a problem with my flash drive storage. The "Other" part takes 46GB out of my 120. I only have photos, music and documents on my computer, and I installed Microsoft Office. Any advice as to how to reduce this totally unproportionate "other" storage?

See here for answer about “OTHER” taking up space:
http://pondini.org/TM/30.html
and here:
http://pondini.org/OSX/DiskSpace.html

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When i connect the drive, the systems show an message that say:
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Do you want to format it"
I attach the two pictures with the screen error and disk managment.
Question for the group: These devices seem not very reliable ? this type of error the warranty covers? Sugestions ?
i think, that a backup tool should be secure. This is the 7th time I use it and the data is completely lost. Opinions?
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Marcos,
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