I am planning to upgrade to Lion when it is released.

Will i need to backup anything if i upgrade through the app store? Please help because i really dont want to loose all me stuff if i upgrade.

The upgrader should upgrade the System files without touching anything else, unless you specifically choose to wipe everything and do a clean install (I don't know whether that facility is even available with Lion).
However I think it would be foolhardy not to do a comprehensive backup before embarking on any major upgrade. You should certainly consider making a bootable clone to an external hard disk so that in the event of anything going wrong you have a recovery strategy.
Upgrade or no, you should always have backup arrangements - Time machine and a complete clone are both worth doing. You may never need them, but it's like house insurance - anything can happen. Your machine may explode: your hard disk may fail: the cat may pee on your Mac. Back up! - one day it will save your bacon.

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    Lion is Not compatible with PPC (Power PC) based software, such as your older version of PhotoShop.  Your choices are you can either upgrade to the newer version of PhotoShop, or you can backup your data and apps, erase your harddrive and reinstall Snow Leopard.
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  • Can I upgrade to Lion from Snow Leopard?

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  • Why won't my MacBook Pro 13 in 2011 not turn off after upgrading to Lion?

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    Boot to the Lion Restore disk (hold down option key when rebooting) select Disk Utility and then Repair Disk.

  • Upgraded to lion, can not release the mouse/the icon is following

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  • Upgrade to Lion on Macbook Pro

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