Unwanted files in my new MacBook Air

Hi!
I just got my new MacBook Air. After two days of using it, I find out that my new computer is ful of documents, pictures, pdf files, ect. which I didn't install. Those are old stuff I don't need any more, and I'm wondering why they are here?? I was looking for something in finder, and han find out that I have tousands of those things. I want my computer new, not ful of old crap, that probably takes a lot of my space
Can you please help?
Thanks!
fasterbullet

Hi,
it looks like this:
Is it possible that thise documents and files were just transmitted into my mac because I synchronized my mail box with application? No clue.
Appart of that I didn't synchronize my old computer with new mac (it wasn't even mac). Also I don't keep thise files in my cloud.
Thank you for all the help

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