Migrating to 10.6.8 exactly how it was previously.

Hi!
Sorry if I offend some people by asking this question in a place where we should feel safe to ask questions without being screamed at "haven't you searched this forum before asking?" or "RTFM!".
I searched. And it is overwhelming. Especially when english isn't your first language and that it can be difficult to properly formulate a specific question. If you don't want to answer, please don't.
Here is my question :
On my MacBook Pro, I am on 10.5.8, and I want to migrate to 10.6.8. I have been told that it is better to "clean install" 10.6.8, therefore, I should backup my MBP because it will be erased.
So what I want to know is if there is a special way to backup a computer so it can be reloaded exactly how it was (on the new OS) without having to redo everything... I have lots of software (graphic design and music software), and I don't have time right now to reinstall all the software, the plug-ins, the updates, the permissions, etc.
Also, recreating all my Mac Mail mailboxes and rules, my Safari and Firefox bookmarks, etc.
Let's not forget I have thousands of fonts that are all well organized in my FontExplorer X Pro...
(Nightmare!)
Thanks for everything!
Chris.

Krissserz wrote:
But: I will do a "clean install" of 10.6.8 on my MacBook Pro.
As mentioned earlier, that's not necessary. Just install Snow Leopard on top of your current Leopard installation.
I need to know if there is a special way to backup a MacBook Pro so it can be reloaded exactly how it was (on the new OS) without having to reinstall everything, etc.
Simplest is to use something like Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper! to put a bootable backup/clone of your current installation onto an ext FWHD. That will give you one that can be restored to the MBP putting you back to where you are now.
See these for details:
http://www.macmaps.com/upgradefaq.html
http://www.macmaps.com/backup.html
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/installswupdates.html
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/backuprecovery.html

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