Why doesn't my free disk space increase when I emptied the trash bin?

[Freezorro]

MacBook Pro 15'' late 2011
SSD 500GB Crucial
MacOS Mountain Lion 10.8.3

Files were copied to the external backup hard drive.
Files on MacBook Pro (video project) were moved to trash bin.
Trash bin was emptied.
Disk was backed up with Time Machine.
MacBook Pro was restarted multiple times.

Different places show different results.

OmniDiskSwiper: 193.7GB used

About this Mac --> More info --> Storage: 400GB used

Right click on hard drive --> get info: 289GB used

How to free the space? Where are the files with storage info so I will bit the ***** out of them!?!?!

 

[Freezorro]

also, here is another screenshot:

 

[GGJstudios]

If you're wondering what "Other" category in the Lion/ML storage tab is about, this may help explain:

What is this "Other" in the storage tab? What is eating my space​

For space issues not explained by the above, there are a few things you can try, some of which may or may not apply:

• Begin by restarting your computer as a first step. This sometimes resolves issues.
  
  
• For Time Machine users on notebooks running Lion or later, space may be consumed by Time Machine local snapshots, which can be disabled.
  
  OS X: About Time Machine's "local snapshots" on portable Macs​
  
  
• Check to see if some of the space is being used by your sleepimage file.
  
  
• Check the System Memory tab in Activity Monitor to check page outs and swap used. If swap used is significant, restart your computer and track that value under your normal workload. If you have significant page outs under normal use, you could benefit from more RAM.
  
  
• Search with Finder to see if the space is being consumed by a very large file or several large files. Adjust the 50GB in the illustration to whatever size you deem appropriate.
  
  
• Use OmniDiskSweeper, JDisk Report, Disk Inventory X, DaisyDisk or GrandPerspective to see how space is being used on your drive. Some of these apps may show more detail than others, so try several.
  
  
• Check your drive with Disk Utility: Using Disk Utility to verify or repair disks
  
  
• Try re-indexing your drive: Spotlight: How to re-index folders or volumes

Here are a few resolutions found by others with the same question:

• Encrypted drive
• Time Machine backup files and needed disk repair
• App filling log file
• App or file was 89GB
• Drive needed to be re-indexed
• Time Machine backup file
• Large app cache file
• Garageband files and video podcasts
• Oversized email being duplicated
• Another email issue

Freeing up space in Mac OS X

How OS X and iOS report storage capacity

 

[Freezorro]

Thanks for your help!

Apple pisses me off so much, that sometimes they make me want to go back to windows. No... after a second of thinking, "Once you go Mac, you never go back!"

I choose the path of the Dark Side!
I won't waste time on "fixing" stuff which should work by itself!

I turned off Time Machine and here are the results

BOOYA!