How do I erase my computer and backup to a Seagate 1TB hard drive?

I have a macbook pro that is about 4 years old. I would like to back up it up to a Seagate 1 tb hard drive but I am a bit nervous I am going to mess it up. I would also like to erase my whole computer afterwards and start fresh (so to speak). Any thoughts on how to do this? Would it be beneficial? Would my computer perform faster? Should I just take it somewhere to do this or am I capable?
Thanks for your input. I tried Timemachine and I didn’t like how it was backing things up... my computer was too slow to access them.
Take care,
D

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MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro6,2
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
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2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
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