I want to upgrade my Imac from 10.6.8 to 10.8.5.

I want to upgrade my Imac from 10.6.8 to 10.8.5. Will I lose all of my programs and need to reinstall them? ie Microsoft office and Adobe suite.

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You won't lose any app by upgrading to OS X Mountain Lion, but you have to make a backup of your files with Time Machine before upgrading and check that your apps are compatible > http://www.roaringapps.com If your applications aren't supported in Mountain Lion, delete them or update them before upgrading to OS X Mountain Lion.
After checking it, upgrade to OS X Mountain Lion. OS X Mavericks will be launched in weeks and will include new features, so you may want to wait until the Mavericks release > http://www.apple.com/osx/preview

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