Corrupt iCal backup file?

I had some very important texts in my iCalender, before my MacBook pro plaptop crashed. I did however export a backup file of the calendar, but the backup file seems corrupt. It does not seem to have saved the content or it just isn't able to load the info to the iCalendar on my new Macbook. I REALLY need this very important information back!
Is there anybody here that I can send the backup file to, so you can check what the problem is?

p/s given the above problem, I used Target Disk mode and FireWire to transfer the .icbu file from one Mac to another, and the file size that was copied to the other Mac was roughly the same MB size, and updated iCal with no problem. Still curious about the problem of using the USB thumb drive though.

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p/s given the above problem, I used Target Disk mode and FireWire to transfer the .icbu file from one Mac to another, and the file size that was copied to the other Mac was roughly the same MB size, and updated iCal with no problem. Still curious about the problem of using the USB thumb drive though.

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Yes you are right, I know it isn't supported - as so many other things but they work!
This one is notorious for working for a while, then . . . not.
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Really not much options here to backup a home with 3 Macs!?!
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