Can previews in Lightroom be saved as files?

I lost (deleted) an original image file but Lightroom still has the large preview. I know it is not optimal, but it is the only copy of the image I have. Can this image be exported from Lightroom? Perhaps by exporting it from the data base?

On a Mac dragging an image to the desktop or open Finder window, will only get you a copy of the file, with no edits or metadata, unless it is anything except RAW where the metadata has been first exported to thke File. If Auto Xmp export is on, as soon as you drag a Raw to the Destop a sidecar will be made.
Again, this is on a Mac. THis is broken for Windows, and yes they know.
Don
Don Ricklin, MacBook 1.83Ghz Duo 2 Core running 10.4.9 & Win XP, Pentax *ist D
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