answer:btw… need something kinda scalable… the data salvage recovered 147,000 JPG files, of which only 28,000 were actual “printable” pictures (a large number are thumbnails, previous “versions” from iPhoto, and of course, legitimately deleted files that I don’t want back). Trying to bring up a directory window in the OS with only 20,000 photos can be pretty slow… trying to get Spotlight to generate a complete results list can be even more painful. To my way of thinking, the ideal solution would be some command-line utility that I can nohup and allow to run as long as it takes. But again, I’m open to any and all suggestions.