From iphoto-- LR. photos missing!

Clicked and dragged a group of photos from iphoto to LR. LR can't find the original files and they are gone from the iphoto library. Any thoughts?

iPhoto conceals the photos locations. I would not expect a drag and drop to work due to Apple's shenanigans here.
You can use the new Aperture/iPhoto importer in LR 5.7.x or this much older method: Moving Your Images From iPhoto to Lightroom — Lightroom Secrets

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Apple tv can't find my photos since I switched from iPhoto to Photos

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Can anyone tell me how to merge my iPhoto Library into my Photos System Library or how to import photos from iPhoto to Photos?

How many did you trash at one go? iPhoto will baulk and possibly corrupt if you try trash too many at one go. Expereinced users recommend getting rid of them in batches of about 100 or so.
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I have added photos from iPhoto into Photo Stream and enabled my iCloud but I can't see any uploaded photos. Does this sound right?

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HT201386 migrating from IPhoto to Photos

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CUSTOMER SEED AND CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT
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Fix #1
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2 - run Option #4 to rebuild the database.
Fix #2
Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
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5 - Click on the Create button.
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