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I just installed the Windows 8 Upgrade and it worked fine. There are instructions on the Parallels site.

The warning from them, i think, is not about parallels deleting files but about how Windows 8 upgrades based upon your current windows version. From some versions files/apps are lost.

I went from 7 ultimate to 8, and no issues.
 
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