Reinstall and save apps, docs, everything...

My mac is acting weird, recognizing dvds not cds, usb will work one day not another. People tell me to re-install osx. i dont want to loose my muic, apps or any of that. If I just put in osx disc again, reinstall it, it creates a previous system folder. Can I take items from there into my new system, such as apps, music, docs, folders, etc for my new "system"?
Thanks!

If you're reinstalling Snow Leopard (10.6), the Installer will only replace the OS files. Your data won't be affected -- unless something goes wrong. It's still absolutely necessary to make at least one full backup first.

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