OMG! WHERE DID MY PHOTOS GO???

What the **** happened??? I just bought a new 2013 iMac and was transferring music from my iTunes library (via a thumb drive) to the new one. When I went back to the older iMac (2009) and opened iPhoto, a window popped up saying "Which photo library do you want to use?" I clicked "iPhoto Library (default)" as it was the only option on the page. When I opened it, EVERYTHING WAS GONE!!!
I've looked through "All my Files" but I can't find anything. 
Is there a wat to REVERT back to my original iPhoto Library???
Help is GREATLY NEEDED!!!
Thanks!!!
Braden

I just bought a new 2013 iMac and was transferring music from my iTunes library (via a thumb drive) to the new one. When I went back to the older iMac (2009) and opened iPhoto, a window popped up saying "Which photo library do you want to use?"
Did you try to transfer your iPhoto library too? What exactly did you do - when ssomething goes wrong it is because something was done wrong so haveing the details of what was done is critical
I clicked "iPhoto Library (default)" as it was the only option on the page. When I opened it, EVERYTHING WAS GONE!!!
Is there an iPhoto library but it has not photos showing or is there no iPhoto library at all - if htere is one what size is it?
I've looked through "All my Files" but I can't find anything.
Anything - no photos? no files at all? no iPhoto library? again we can not see your computer so clear detailed desctiptions are critical
Is there a wat to REVERT back to my original iPhoto Library???
Restore your backup from just before this occured
as to transfering the iPhoto library - note that it must be on a volume formatted Mac OS extended (journaled) - Better than a thumb drive Connect the two Macs together (network, firewire target mode, etc)  or use an external hard drive formed Mac OS extended (journaled) and drag the iPhoto library intact as a single entity from the old Mac to the pictures folder of the new Mac - launch iPhoto on the new mac and it will open the library and convert it as needed and you will be ready move forward.
LN

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