Will my files still be on my computer after I install SL?

I was just wandering if all of my saved files (videos, music, documents) will still be on my hard drive after I install Snow Leopard. Or do I have to save them to an external hard drive and transfer them back to my computer.

Better than just backing up data files, get a bootable, external HD (preferably FireWire, since it's 40-50% faster than USB 2 and designed for data transfers), make a bootable backup/clone before updating/upgrading, and ensure that it's bootable and works like the original. That allows you to revert to the previous good state without having to reinstall anything. See these for details:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106941
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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