If i upgrade to lion do i lose files and bootcamp?

I want to know before i download it

no, but be advised that only Win 7 runs in Boot Camp with Lion.  So if you have an older version of Windows, don't upgrade until you get a hold of Win 7 or consider switching from Boot Camp to a virtual machine.  Also, any PPC based applications wont work in Lion as the do with 10.6 and prior versions of OS X. 

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