Whole Computer crashed , How do I get back my Lightroom info???

My G4 crashed and I retrieved the all the data on the disc. Then I had to erase and install os 10 again. I backed up every thing on the hard drive to an external hard drive. I installed Lightroom again and updated to the latest version. Now I have no Idea how to get back to where I was. I spent months organizing in Lightroom and have many collections I would like to access again. Do I have to import the pictures again. Where do I start???? I do not understand the Iscrat files?
thanks!

Find your .lrcat file; this is your catalog file where Lightroom keeps track of all your images, folders, collections etc. (You may find multiple .lrcat files: if you had Lightroom do catalog backups then you will see the backed-up catalogs as well; they will also be .lrcat files).
Start Lightroom and open the catalog that you have found. After you open the catalog, you may find many folders coloured Red, indicating that Lightroom no longer knows where the folders are. However, this will not be the case if you have restored all your pictures to their original folder structure that existed before the crash.
So, find your catalog (.lrcat) file, open it and post back here if you have further issues. I am not using a Mac, but I am sure there are other here who will help you with specific Mac issues.
This document may help you:
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=333660&sliceId=1#mac
You may also find something useful in the FAQ at top of this forum:
http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.3bc34324/

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