Will installing 10.5 erase everything on my computer ?

Hello, this question may sound a bit ignorant but here goes...I have a Power Mac G5 running OS X 10.3.9, I came across a 10.5 install disc...I am concerned that if I install the new OS that I will lose all of my files...Such as Pro Tools, my Itunes music library etc. Thank you all in advance.

I came across a 10.5 install disc...
"Came across"? Is this legal copy? Terms of use on this board specifically prohibit promoting illegal use of software.
In addition, if it is an install disc that shipped with some other machine--as opposed to an off-the-shelf package--then it is a bad idea to try to install it on your G5. Discs that ship with hardware have machine-specific installations, and will not work and play well on incompatible hardware.

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