Empty albums

I interrupted a file transfer and corrupted my iPhoto database. All my albums are listed, but are empty. I can see folders for both Original and Modified. I've tried reimporting from the Originals folder, one roll at a time, but it must be copying files somewhere as I end up running out of hard drive space. (I only have about 10GB left). I have 4 years of photos on here, about 6000. Can someone explain the step by step process to rebuild my albums?
Thanks

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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