Recover comments in Adobe Reader 11.0.2

Hello,
I recently made the huge mistake of closing an open pdf document in Adobe Reader 11.0.2 without saving my last 300 comments. As far as I have understood, and found out, the AutoSave folder is automatically deleted when the program closes. However, I have defeated this hurdle by using EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard. Through this, I was able to recover a file called 1.tmp from the AutoSave folder.
So, that has left me with my original pdf file intact (missing it's last 300 comments), and a file called 1.tmp.
Now 1.tmp is only 313 kb, and the entire book is 85 581 kb, so obviously it isn't the entire book. But when I open 1.tmp with notepad, get something like what you see below. This is just a tiny piece of the complete file. And in this textfile, I can still see all the comments I am missing.
So, my question to you: Can I somehow merge the 1.tmp file with the original file to import all my comments again ? Because obviously they are still there in my 1.tmp file.
I really really hope some of you have some hints for me how to manage this. Oh, and before somebody asks, I have tried to open 1.tmp in Adobe Reader, no luck.
Thanks in advance
SandMan
1.tmp cutout:
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I have tried that, and Reader only tells me the file is not recognized as a pdf and can therefore not be opened.
Tried pretty much everything I can think of now, but to no avail.
As I see it, as long as I have the original pdf and the tmp file (placed in the AutoSave folder), I should be able to force Reader to reopen the autosave file and give me all my comments back.
Maybe there is some corruption in the autosave file, and that is what is causing the problem. Since the file was recovered after deletion, I have no guarantee that the tmp file is 100% ok.
The way I see it, Adobe Reader shouldn't delete the AutoSave folder when you close it normally. Wouldn't it make more sense if it only deleted files older than 7 days, or when the total size of the AutoSave folder exceeded a preset maximum ?
I mean, it's pretty normal to be working with comments in Adobe Reader, at least when you proofread a ton of documents, magazines, books, etc. on a daliy basis, and it really sucks when you loose a days worth of work in the blink of an eye...
Anyway, that's my view of the world.
SandMan

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