Re-Installing Yosemite... checklist of what to do?

Hi, I'm getting ready to re-install Yosemite on my Mac Mini mid 2011 because of an issue where my Mac becomes unresponsive for a brief time and I I asked for help but I didn't get a response in this thread: Unresponsive Mac: Yosemite is unusable! HELP!
My only option seems to be a complete re-install of Yosemite unless someone can help me?
How often do the experienced users on here do a fresh re-install of OSX by the way?
Could someone please link me to a checklist of what I need to do before I erase my Mac's HDD and re-install Yosemite?
Thanks!!!

You can reinstall the OS X on top of what you have without losing your user files, photos, settings, bookmarks etc
A fresh install you have to erase or re-format the drive, this wipes out all data,  so make sure you have a recent back-up.
TimeMachine
or
Bootclone for example

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    Alternatively, see:
    Reinstall OS X Without Erasing the Drive
    Choose the version you have installed now:
    OS X Yosemite- Reinstall OS X
    OS X Mavericks- Reinstall OS X
    OS X Mountain Lion- Reinstall OS X
    OS X Lion- Reinstall Mac OS X
         Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet
                     if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.

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