Bridge & NEF file question

In Bridge 4.0.5.11 I have many NEF file that when I try to open them I get the following message, "Could not complete your request because an unexpected end-of-file was encountered."  Are there any work-arounds that I can try to open these files?

Is there a work around?
Don't know of any other then use the back up files to retrieve raw data or extract the jpeg previews from the NEF files. Be aware this is not the same file size as a Raw file but if you don't need it for large size print or publishing it will get you somewhere I believe.
As a Canon user I have no experience with Nikon nor did I need to extract jpeg previews but according to Google their are dedicated software options for this workflow.
Try this John Nack blog message for a start:
http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2008/10/make_instant_jpegs_from_raw_files.html
Although they also talk about the option for this in Bridge CS4 I can't find it in CS6 nor have I heard of it before.
And if your back up has the correct files it might also be wise to check all content on the problem disk and when sure to have back up or it can be deleted check the disk for errors. maybe even reformat and start again or use a new disk.

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