Running CleanMyMac2 and Backing Up

Should I run CleanMyMac2 on my iMac desktop computer to free up space to download Yosemite? Currently have Maverick, 10.9.5 Version Safari 4GB, Storage availability 951.73GB of 999.35GB?
Is it necessary to run Backup before installing Yosemite?
iris

No need to run CleanMyMac2. In fact on these forums I have read numerous reports of problems caused by such software.
You have plenty of space to download Yosemite, it requires less than 10 GB and you have more than 950 GB available.
You absolutely should make one, or preferably two, backups before making a change to the operating system.

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Is there a major flaw with Iphoto in regards to organizing and backing up?

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I am totally willing to wipe my Iphoto library clean and start again if there is a way to organize the photos as described above. Eventually I will take these folders and save them on a data DVD.
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You do not need to delve into the folders within the iPhoto Library via the finder to access any photo. That is all done within iPhoto itself. If you need a photo for use outside of iPhoto read Terence Devlin's treatise on file access. iPhoto is a DAM application - Digital Asset Management, not a folder manager. There's a big difference. You can use keywords, album and smart albums to organize your photos.
If you still have the original files you might consider what I do. I rename each file with the date it was taken using the international date format: YYYY-MM-DD-001.jpg. You can download the demo version ofMedia Expression and automatically rename each folder of photos with the EXIF date and a sequential number. This makes chronological searching and sorting much easier both in iPhoto and the Finder.
If you want to not only manage the photos but the folders then Expression Media will let you do both. It will let you rename files after being imported into a catalog, move them between folders, add ITPC metadata to the files, create virtual albums called Supplemental categories, and much, much more. I use it as my primary DAM and iPhoto for special projects like books, slideshows, calendars, etc.

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