Reinstalling libraries and Edits

Hi all
First time on here so please be gentle.
I have several libraries on Lightroom all edited etc.
I am wanting to back up all my libraries and the edits done on the files and resintall the computer as the hard drive is dying.
How do I back up the images and the edits made to them and then resintall them? I know I can back up the libraries but it says nothing about the edits made on them.
Thanks for your help

You make backups of the catalog file via Lightroom
Edit->Catalog Settings->General, under Backup select the desired frequency (for you, if you have never made a backup this way, you should select "When Lightroom Next Exits")
Then close Lightroom, and a dialog box will appear to make the backup, and you should select a destination for the backup that is on a different disk than the actual catalog.
You also have to make backups of all of your photos, if you haven't already done so. This needs to be done via your operating system or via third-party software, as Lightroom does not have this function.
Re-install ... copy photos and catalog file back to their original locations, then double-click on the catalog backup file that you copied back to its original location

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