Help recovering garageband file

Hello!
I was wondering if you might be able to help with a Garageband problem.
I created a new file in garageband, set up the track, and saved the file. The file was small - under 1MB.
Then, I recorded about an hour of audio. But I did not save the file and lost power. I examine the file and see that there is some data there - the file is 306MB. But when I open the file in Garageband, I see an empty track.
Any suggestions as to how I can get my recording back? I know it saved something because the file size is right for an hour of recording.
Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
Yash

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http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/FAQPages/AIFFsStored.html
Careful, don't save your project before you have rescued the file, otherwise it might be gone!

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