Address book suddenly lost all my addresses!  Please help.

What can I do? Not even sure if it's on my 'back-up' ext hard drive...
Did it really just disappear?

If you backed it up onto your external drive it should still be there.
It might be worth booting from your install disc, navigating to Disk Utility, and then repairing your boot drive.
If no joy, you could also check into some of the software for rescuing data like Data Rescue II. I believe you can download a demo to see if it will work for you before purchasing it.
Do you still have the original hard drive in your iBook? If so, it could be beginning to fail, as they generally have a useful life of 3-5 years. Check the S.M.A.R.T. status--if it says anything but "verified", your drive is dying. If it's old, it could still be dying, even if it doesn't show up in the S.M.A.R.T. status yet.
Good luck!

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