Does the new osx transfer all my files and so forth after installing?

Or do I have to do a back up before I install Lion, and then after installing Lion add the files. ??

You should always have good, up-to-date backups.
Especially before doing something major, like upgrading OSX, "just in case".
If you just install Lion on your Snow Leopard disk/partition, it will replace OSX and the default Apple apps with new versions, without disturbing anything else.

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