Which applications are safe to remove in the 'Other' storage on my Mac?

Hello:

Hope you guys can help me. I'm almost out of disk space (120.5 13.8). The category 'Other' seems to take a lot of my storage. Here's what I have in storage 'other '. Please tell me if I can remove the following text:

Adobeflashplayer_19_a install.dmg (30/09/15)

Adobeflashplayer_17_a install.dmg (14/04/15) (3 of them, the same day)

Adobeflashplayer_16_Hrosxd_aaa-IAH (1) .dmg (16/01/15) (2 of them, the same day)

epson16661.dmg (08/10/14) (I didn't own a Mac until last year, so where is the 2014 thing comes in?)

epson15207 - 2.dmg (26/09/14) (3 of them the same day)

JRE-Bu31-macosx - x 64 .dmg (11/02/15)

Is it possible for me to remove installers? How can I free up my disk space? I moved pretty much everything except 2 docs to my documents and really cleaned up the thing. She went 4.2 high at 14 and change, but still it is not enough. What can I do else?

Thank you

Rachael

Yes, you can delete the installation programs, unless you think you might need them. Also, take a look at Omni DiskSweeper. Omni DiskSweeper can show you the exact size and location of all your files. It will be the inventory of your disc from files that occupy more space. It can also give you a fairer read disk space than the Finder or storage tab of the about this Mac. If you want you can even delete files from OmniDisk Sweeper.

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