IPhoto 6 and iTunes 7 on a hard drive that is failing! Please help

On my iBook G4 I have a hard drive that no longer mounts after an unsuccessful attempt to update to Leopard. What I need to know is if I am able to extract any data from the drive, what files do I need to save my iPhotos an iTunes data. Everything else on the drive is replaceable. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!

For iPhoto you want the iPhoto Library which by default is in the pictures folder - you want to drag it as a single entity to a new drive (do not move it in pieces)
Best post in the iTunes forum for iTunes advice
May I also take this opportunity to suggest that you must start regular backups - this will happen again
LN

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