Saving a .psd file in CS4

I had to save a project that I was working on in my photoshop class as a .psd and when I came back the next day, I opened the file and this is the message I got:
"Could not complete your request because it is not a valid photoshop document."
I asked the instructor if I was doing something wrong and she told me to contact adobe. So I'm not sure what is going on. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!!

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Plus this free Recover tool which may possibly help
http://www.telegraphics.com.au/sw/product/PSDRecover

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