Unlocking linked files.

Occasionally I have to edit or use old pdf files that were created by my predecessors, who created the files by linking artwork placed within the file. Ordinarily that wouldn't be a problem, except that the folders containing all the linked files are long gone. When I open the files in Reader, I can zoom in on the images very closely and see that the image in very high resolution, which seems to indicate that there is vector art within the file, but when I open in Illustrator I get the message that says the artwork is no longer located at the indicated link. Is there any way to get this phantom version of the art that is only visible in Reader? I have opened in photoshop and grabbed it that way, but if there is a way to get it still as a vector, that would be better.
Thanks

Sorry for not being more clear. I'm using Illustrator CS6 on a PC. But here's the thing... I don't link files. It's not particularly helpful for what we create—for my purposes embedding is fine.
So I have a large folder of proofs for customers that previous graphic artists put together by linking the customer's artwork into the proof sheet, but the folder containing all these linked files is gone. When I open a proof that has a linked file (usually eps or pdf) in Illustrator I get the white placeholder box and the message about the file no longer existing, but when I open the file in Reader I can see the customer's placed artwork in great detail. Maybe I'm just assuming that it is a vector image because of how much I can zoom in on it, and it is actually something else, but it sure acts like vector art in Reader. And if it is, can I get to it so that I can alter it slightly in Illustrator?
What I'm trying to do is find out if there is a somewhat useable vector version of the placed artwork floating around somewhere within this PDF that I can get to, because it seems to be in the file for display/and printing through Reader, but not there for Illustrator.

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