Uninstalling PSE 7, 8, 9 and 10

I have PSE 7, 8, 9, 10 and now 11. My Norton diagnostics program reports I have too many prorgrams and should uninstall some. I did not uninstall PSE as I updated newer versions. If I uninstall 7 - 10, will I lose catalog files or otherwise do harm?

Thank you very much for your help. mike
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