How Do I Get To/make More Space Available On My Startup Disk By Deleting Files?

I am using Handbrake and am getting a message that there is not enough space availabe on my startup disk and I must delete files. How do I delete and/or reduce the size of my startup disk. For the life of me I can not get to the disk information window so I can establish the parameters.
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Sheldon Buckmaster