If I uninstall SL and do a complete clean installation will my lists be erased?

[TerriXanadu2]

If I  completely and totally  uninstall  SL  will I loose all my lists?  I spoke to   several friends on yahoo that said if I do this I would lose all my contacts  (friends lists) my groups, my inventory EVERYTHING, So was  wondering if  I would or not lose  it all?Also  I am not computer smart at all and  I can read directions but it does not exactly register to me.  So the way I do this uninstall and clean install is  delete it from  my APPDATA and also delete id (uninstall) from my programs?

[Nyll Bergbahn]

No, you won't lose any lists whatsoever as they are all stored on Linden Lab's server, not your computer. You will lose saved chat and IMs unless you rescue them before deleting the Roaming folder. See my instructions below for a clean install.

Uninstall normally then manually remove the hidden Second Life folders in AppData.

Enable Hidden Files & Folders:

1) Open Control Panel
2) Open “Folder Options”
3) Open the “View” tab
4) Check “Show hidden files, folders, and drives”

Press OK and close control panel.

Accessing AppData;

Browse to the path below that corresponds to your operating system:

Windows XP - C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\

Windows Vista - C:\Users\<username>\AppData\

Windows Vista Home Premium - C:\Users\<username>\AppData\

Windows 7 - C:\Users\<username>\AppData\ 

Inside the AppData folder:

1) Open the Local folder and delete the entire Second Life folder.

2) Go back one level to the AppData folder.

3) Open the Roaming folder and delete the entire Second Life folder. If you wish to save existing chat files you've had with other avatars, move the Roaming > [avatar name] folder elsewhere on your computer and drag any chat text files you wish to retain into the new Roaming > [avatar name] folder once Second Life is reinstalled and you've logged in at least once. Ignore if you don't want to save any.

4) Restart your computer.

Now download a fresh copy of Second Life and install it.

Edit: When you log in to SL again after installing, allow your inventory reload from Linden Lab's server. Click the Recent tab on your Inventory to get things moving quicker. Wait until it loads fully before teleporting anywhere.

[Trinity Yazimoto]

lol no. you wont loose your inventory and your friend list, neither anything else.

you will just delete a "cache" what is just like temp files.

so you can do a clean reinstall without any pb.

your inventory, friend list etc are stored in SL server... whatever you will delete from your harddrive, this wont change what is stored in the SL server