Hidden Movie files on macbook air

On an older MacBook Air, with Yosemite, The Storage states that I have 22.3GB in Movies. I have deleted Every movie/video on the computer... where are the other files hiding? How do I clear them out to get more space back? Thank you!

MacBook Air 11", OS X 10.10

Posted on Apr 4, 2020 02:21 PM

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Eau Rouge

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Apr 4, 2020 03:09 PM in response to alena147

The Storage section in About This Mac is not very reliable, it often displays your disk usage wrongly.

One thing to try first is to rebuild your Spotlight index, read this article.

How to rebuild the Spotlight index on your Mac – Apple Support

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