How do I restore photos from backup into iPhoto 2?

I tried to create a backup of only one roll of photos in my Photo Library, but when I dragged it to an external hard drive, instead of copying it, it moved it, so that afterwards I could no longer use iPhoto in my computer to open any of the pictures in that roll (the number of the roll still shows in my Photo Library, but when I click on it, it appears empty). I then tried to restore the roll by copying it from the external hard drive into the Library/Pictures folder in my computer, but the pictures still do not show up in iPhoto (I'm using version 2). What am I doing wrong?

There must be more to it than that. Simply dragging images from the iPhoto application window does not move (or remove) files. The only way I can reproduce what you've described is to command-drag files or folders directly from the iPhoto Library folder using the Finder. Anyway, if your photo database wasn't corrupted at first, then dragging files directly back into the iPhoto Library folder would have done it for sure.
To rebuild your photo database, start iPhoto while holding the shift+option keys. Don't release them until you're prompted to confirm the intent to rebuild. Click "Yes", then click "Save".
Check iPhoto Help to see how to safely import/export pictures, and how to backup your iPhoto Library.

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