Possible to export clipping path from InDesign CS5?

I ran into a minor problem. We just upgraded from CS1 to CS5 in our company and at the moment we're quite happy about the change to the more "modern" (if you are getting my hints here).
Anyhow, before the new install of Adobe CS5 I just recently asked our IT-guy to reformat my pc and re-install Win XP again. I did this so I could start from scratch and eliminate most common pc-errors in the near future (I took over this pc from someone else some time ago who used and installed stuff on it which I didn't know about nor needed).
Most of my data and files were backed up and re-installed. However, to my great horror I just realized that some of the linked image-files in an InDesign document containing A LOT of clipping paths are no longer listed as linked but missing. I checked and saw that these image-files weren't backed up at all.
Now the problem isn't getting back these images as I can quickly download and relink them from a number of databases.
However, these images were all painstakingly cut out in Photoshop by creating clipping-paths for each and every one of them and those clipping-paths are now lost with the deleted files.
If I check my InDesign file now I can see that every preview still retains the original cutpath from the original (but now deleted) Photoshop file. I have tried to mark this cutpath first, copy it and then tried to see if I could insert it back into an image-file that I opened in Photoshop but this didn't - at least for me - work out.
My question is now.., can these clipping-paths somehow be saved and re-imported back into Photoshop.
Any creative, ingenious, cumbersome and even crazy thoughts and methods are very, very welcome as I'd hate to sit down once more and spend hours of re-creating those paths.
Hoping on some bright brains out there... ;-)
Thanks for any help in advance.

You sir, are nothing short of a genius! :-)
The last solution is exactly what I was looking and hoping for. I realize that this will take some extra time and work but that's a small headache in relation to redrawing each of those clipping-paths. Now that would be a true nightmare as well as it would take much more time.
The clipping-paths are quite complex as they are drawn around images such as printers, mice, laptops, external harddisks, office-chairs, designer-furnitures (for office use) and the like since this is what our company sells.
So the solution you suggested works perfect. I am deeply, deeply grateful for your input and time and thank you very, very much for helping out in this time of despair. ;-D
If I can ever help you or anybody else with a good advice in return (I doubt I will know more than you but I can give it a try) please do not hesitate to contact me. I'd be most happy to do so.
Allow me to ask you..., are you a private person helping out or are you part of the Adobe-team since it seems that you are well acquainted with the programs and trouble-shooting?

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