ICal backup not importing!

Hi!
I'm scared and anxious. I backed up my iCal before I did the Erase and Install for an upgrade from Tiger to Leopard. I saved the .icbu file right onto my external so that I don't have to worry about the drag-and-drop not working out for me... but turns out... I still have issues!
I opened iCal and tried to 'restore', located the iCal file, but I can't click on it! It won't let me open! And I also tried double clicking on the .icbu file in the external, but thats not working either - I get an error saying 'Operation cannot be completed'.
Even worse: in the external, the date modified for the .icbu is Dec 31, 1903, with size: Zero KB, and kind: Alias.
=/ I'm scared those three things = no iCal backup really happened and all my data is lost.
Someone...anyone?? HELP! Please?????

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