Lost data when trying to reinstall Mac OSX 10.5 (Leopard)

Hi,
Today, during the reinstall of my OS I got a message (in the 'about a minute to finish' part) that the installation couldn't be completed and that my old files (which I chose to keep intact - option 'Archive and Install') were in a folder called "Previous System". Well, turns out that OS kept only a few files (like 1 music from over 2000) and all my photos are gone, as well as all my documents!
Now i'm looking for some recovery data apps, but I would appreciate some help in my next steps.
Thank you for all help
Fábio

Hi FboO. There are a number of data recovery applications out there. [Data Rescue|http://www.prosofteng.com/products/data_rescue.php] is one of them.
After you've gotten all the data back that you can get (make sure you have at least two backups) you can then attempt to repair the file system using Disk Utility when booted to the install disk. If repair fails, erase the drive and try again. Further failures would indicate hardware issues requiring a repair.
Best of luck.

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