I want to reinstall my OSX but don't know what to back up.

Hi, I would like to reinstall my OSX but I do not know what essential files I must back up before I do anything.

If you using itunes and icloud for music,movies etc then back up the audiobooks.
Also look for the photos you want keep and the movies.
Documents can be upload to icloud so then is like they backed up.
Things that are in icloud are safe but if you have some things that may you want keep then back up then.
Think that after a clean install all the media is gone so think what you will miss and what you use everyday and isn't in icloud.
Also if you want exactly the crap you want get ride off then just delete it and then don't need to reinstall.
I really don't mind much because everyrhing is in icloud and can be access anytime but some people have madia that no in icloud and then if delete it may can't access it.
Hope you finding a way,also as someone already say if you back up the crap and then restore t is like no clean at all so may look for what really you want keep outside icloud.
Good luck.

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