Reverting back to OSX Mountain Lion

Can someone please tell me if I can revert back to OSX Mountain Lion from yosemite w/out affecting my backed up file's?
some of my files predate mavericks, other's don't.
Thank You!

This is my Etre check since wiping my hard drive...can't seem to get rid of Macpaw for some reason. There is also still a "Hosts" issue. I am calling Motorolla today to discuss my modem & built in router as there also seems to be a "Wi-fi" network issue on this computer since the yosemite upgrade. Will this ever end? Is there a way for me to manually remove the leftover traces of Macpaw & also address the host's issue? Also wondering how to reset keychain so the constant password prompts for every single program including Chrome & Safari end. Computer is also still unstable and shuts down randomly since the reinstall. I am beyond frustrated at this point. Can you tell?
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
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        BANK 0/DIMM0
            2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
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        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
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    [loaded]    com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist [Click for support]
    [failed]    com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]
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    DivX Plus Web Player HTML5 <video>
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    Mobile backups: ON
    Auto backup: YES
    Volumes being backed up:
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    Destinations:
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        Total size: 3.00 TB
        Total number of backups: 31
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    64 MB    WindowServer
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    Feb 14, 2015, 11:35:50 AM    Self test - passed
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I couldn't use the installer that came with the computer because I have installed Mountain Lion since.
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save the things you need, reformat and re-install.
also tries to use utility disk to verify and repair the disk and / errors (prior to the procedure that I outlined above.
or re-install snow leopard (next you have reformat ) and install mountain lion
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i have a mid 2007 mac book pro and i cant get mac osx mountain lion
please get back to me and it says on the apple website i would be able to get it

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One possible cause of a slow user interface is a large number of image or video files on the Desktop with preview icons. If you have more than a dozen or so such files, move them to another folder.
Otherwise, take these steps when you notice the slowdown.
Step 1
Launch the Activity Monitor application in any of the following ways:
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☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Activity Monitor in the icon grid.
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