How can I completely Restore my Macbook Pro W/Retina Display?

I want to restore my Macbook Pro to its factory settings because I feel like its been going too slow, BUT I want to keep the pictures and some Documents. Is there any way I can do that? Restore my mac but make sure the pictures and documents i need dont get deleted?

Either move the stuff you want to keep to an external drive or do a full backup first. If you go the full backup route you can restore just documents (which would include pictures) via Migration Assistant.

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Hi Mende1,
Thanks for the fastest reply. Well, As I said I'm non tech noob on Macbook Pro.
Well, The Guide is simple but there are few questions which I'm not able to understop still.
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