File corrupt in CS4

We're just getting started in InDesign CS4. We've been editing a file for a few days. It has over 300 pages in it, all the text in a single story. We reached a point where making the next correction caused the file to hang up for a very long time (more than 5 minutes). When we force-quit InDesign and re-opened the file, the correction had not been made, any further changes have caused the same behavior.
Plus, the text frames no longer seem to be threaded properly. InDesign added a bunch of blank pages to accommodate the remaining text, and then the pages that formerly held that text are tacked onto the end, but their text frames are no longer threaded to the main story (like they were before the crash).
I followed the guidelines for saving down into IDML format and re-opening. This seemed to stabilize the file. We can now edit it without the rainbow wheel of death. We'll still need to re-thread all those pages by hand, but that's not too bad.
My question is: What might of caused this and how can we keep it from happening again? Will all our CS4 files be prone to this unpredictable corruption?
We're running Mac OS X version 10.4.11

If we knew that we'd be $$$gibillionairres$$$
These things happen, not only with InDesign files but with a lot of computer files.
One thing that can fubar things up rightly is the program quitting during the save. Sometimes you don't realise it closed before the save finished or something, and that can rightly screw up files.
It's always good to back up your files daily and save save save. Try doing a Save As every hour or so to a new file name and continue working from there.

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