Help with Lost Files and Previews!

Hi all!
I'm in a bit of a panic. I imported a folder into Lightroom and made standard previews.
I have large standard sized previews (and some 1:1 previews) on top of my mini thumbnails.
The I did something very very stupid... I accidentally deleted my original photos!!!!
The original photos are gone for good (yes, I stupidly emptied the trash).
Of course it's now appearing in Red in my Lightroom library.
So here's the help I need.... I still have the large standard size previews in Lightroom. It's not as big as my original files but it's better than nothing!
How can I convert my existing previews into JPG files? I tried Exporting the files, but Lightroom returns an error. It seems to look for the original files.
Is there a way for me to pull out and save these standard previews?
Thanks!
Leo

What kind of computer are you on? If you haven't done much with your computer since and your disk is not nearly full, you may be able to retrieve them.
If it's windows, I've used freeundelete:
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,25465-order,1-page,1-c,alldownloads/description. html
There is a thread about getting the previews but I don't remember the details.
And after you do those two things, it's time to review your procedures. Like don't delete the files from your camera card UNTIL you do a backup? Which LR can do if you like.

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