[CS3] Recovering project due to hard drive crash

Lost a large project due to a hard drive crash.  Have raw files on backup but not the edits done in premiere.  A data recovery firm will soon have the hard drive and they state they will be able to show me the file structure that they have recovered before I have to commit.  What should I look for to know that I will have a useable project?

>familiar with linux
Since the Image program includes a routine to make a bootable CD, you don't need to know Linux at all... you simply choose options from various menu screens after the CD boots and starts the program
>secondary backup of a project
I've never done so, but I would guess you can use the project save as command

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