IMovie crashed, file lost, yet still shows up numerically?! *** lol

I have the same problem. I had edited for a total of 26 hours until my iMovie was 99% done. I imported a photo and not only did iMovie crash unexpectedly, but the entire computer shut off (I was at 100% battery and plugged in). The computer restarted and the 40 minutes of video I edited were gone. However, iMovie projects says I still have 4 projects, but only three are showing. I've searched all over my computer, done "show invisble file" searches, checked every folder I have, and I still can't find it.
Anyone think they can solve this problem? Would I have to take my hard drive to a specialist?

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IMovie crashed, file lost, yet still shows up numerically?

I have the same problem. I had edited for a total of 26 hours until my iMovie was 99% done. I imported a photo and not only did iMovie crash unexpectedly, but the entire computer shut off (I was at 100% battery and plugged in). The computer restarted and the 40 minutes of video I edited were gone. However, iMovie projects says I still have 4 projects, but only three are showing. I've searched all over my computer, done "show invisble file" searches, checked every folder I have, and I still can't find it.
Anyone think they can solve this problem? Would I have to take my harddrive to a specialist?

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