CRASHED CF card -- data recovery??

Hello,
My 4GB compact flash card crashed yesterday (containing all the pix from a wedding I'd just shot). Does anyone know how to recover the data (hopefully using a Mac utility, not Windows -- but I'll do whatever necessary).
The data is still there I believe — but it’s unreadable on the computer and on the camera — the files show up on the computer as just hieroglyphics and when I try to open any of them, suddenly that hieroglyphic file disappears from the list. However, the card shows only 1 gigabyte of 4 available — meaning that the data from the 300+ shots is still in there, but inaccessible.
It is a Hoodman 4GB Compact Flash card.
Thanks so much in advance!!

JeepersCreepers wrote:
Hello,
My 4GB compact flash card crashed yesterday (containing all the pix from a wedding I'd just shot). Does anyone know how to recover the data (hopefully using a Mac utility, not Windows -- but I'll do whatever necessary).
http://www.boomdrs.com/macosx/
Hi, Jeepers
I've used Boomerang Data Recovery software before and have had great success. Be aware though that they only let you let you install the software on one machine, they should let a licensee install on a laptop and tower.
victor

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