All My Photos Gone!! Get them back?

I could view the thumbnail of my photo however when i went to veiw the actual photo it appeared as a , In attempted to fix it I held down Option and Command Keys and choose "Rebuild the Library from Automatic Backup" after doing this all my photos were replaced by one single photo duplicated!
All my photos are gone! Is there anything i can do to get them back?

The ! turns up when iPhoto loses the connection between the thumbnail in the iPhoto Window and the file it represents.
What version of iPhoto? Assuming 09 or later:
Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one. .
Regards
TD

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