How can I retrieve clips lost by iMovie when selecting "force quit"?

While in the process of deleting a single block of frames from my source clip (from the entire 43 min. video) iMovie froze, I had to force quit, and then found iMove had trashed the entire 43 min. clip. Can this irreplaceable footage be restored? Will this situation repeat? I'm very concerned about trusting my footage to iMovie at this point.

Hi Stephen,
Try deleting iMovie's preference file. It's located in your User (Home) folder Library/Preferences and, for iMovie '09, is named "com.apple.iMovie8.plist". For iMovie '11 it's named "com.apple.iMovieApp.plist".
Close iMovie then drag this file to the Trash, but don't empty Trash just yet. When next opened, iMovie will create a fresh .plist file with the default settings, which you can change if desired in iMovie>Preferences in iMovie's menu. If everything now works OK you can empty the Trash.
Deleting the preference file will not harm your Events or Projects but may fix odd behaviour by iMovie. The file can become corrupted in some circumstances, such as when iMovie quits unexpectedly or is Force Quit (as in your case).
It's not clear from your post whether you were deleting frames from a Project or an Event. If from a project (and the project is no longer visible), the original 43 minute clip may still be in the Event. In Finder, look in your User folder Movies/iMovie Events. Also, check Movies/iMovie Projects. Hopefully, you will find your clip, and possibly your project. If you've stored media on an external drive, the folders will be at the top level of the drive (not in a User/Movies folder).
John

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