Pictures not showing up in iphoto

I imported pictures from my digital camera and marked delete pictures from camera when done importing. Then I pulled the usb cord from my computer and when I went to the iphoto library the pictures were not there. When I go to the pictures folder on my hardrive and look under iphoto they are there. So they are on my hard drive but not in the iphoto program. How can I find them in the actual iphoto program and not my hard drive?

The easiest way to get them to work might be to do the following:
1. Create a new folder on your desktop titled whatever you want.
2. Move the missing picture files from the iPhoto folder to the new folder.
3. Open a few of the files to verify that the photos (and not just empty icons or damaged files) actually work.
4. Open iPhoto.
5. Click and drag the entire new folder into the iPhoto app.
This should ensure that the photos are all copied correctly into the iPhoto library and are cataloged correctly as one-single roll or import session. After you verify that the photos are now secure in your iPhoto library folder, you can throw away the new folder you created on your desktop with the photos. Also, in the future make sure you click on the eject button next to the camera icon in the list view on the left side of the iPhoto window before unplugging the USB cord.
Let me know if that works for you.
Message was edited by: Joey Delli Gatti

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