Is carbonite a safe enough backup to proceed with an upgrade from leopard to snow leopard?

I am confused if I am going to lose all my files when I switch OS'

Just a note about Carbonite and iPhoto libraries:  the library structure of an iPhoto library is not maintained when backing up to Carbonite so restoring the library as a working one is not possible.  That's why rkaufmann87's suggestion of an external HD is so valuable. 
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