Can not find why the startup disk is almost full

I got the message "Boot disk almost full" and began to go through the folders. I did an EEG info on my user folder and it says 240gig, my drive is only 250 gig. But when I go through each subfolder that I can't find anything even close to that of grand. I deleted everything that I don't need but can't find where this huge amount of file space is used.

Simple answer - don't count on the Finder.

The Finder hides just pieces of the file system that are not relevant for most users.

When there is only a big gap between what the OS reports is used (240GB) and what you see in the Finder, is most often due to some errant logging process that fills the system logs, with mostly useless data.

You can view the logs (and other 'hidden' data) using the Finder go-> go to folder... menu and entering: / var

You can also use /Applications/Utilities/Console.app to view the logs to see if you can identify what process is at fault.

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