How to fix iphoto library?

I just discovered that my library is missing all photos since approximately October 15th. When I add photos to the library, they show up in "last import" but they are not in any of the other views, e.g. "Last 12 Months".
I've searched other Help threads, but haven't seen this problem.
What steps should I take to recover my photos and fix my library?
Thanks!
iPhoto '09 version 8.1.2 (424)

I'll bet that's it! my camera has been prompting me to set the time and date lately and I've been avoiding it. I'll fix that.
Now, how do I get back my pictures?
edit: ...okay I see my pics are indeed sorted by a Jan. 1980 date.
And I've just batch-changed the time & date.
Thanks for the answer!!!!

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Hello Terence,
sorry that I come here with a completly different thema but I follow your answers since long and they are always excellent! And I do not know who could help... as I can not find the solution in Apple Support Communities.
I am very afraid with my MacBook Pro: midd. 2012
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SOLUTION : iPhoto folder recovered after formatting hard drive by mistake.
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I've had to do a full system restore so need to put my iPhoto library together again.
I think I have a back up of the library and the photos in Time Machine. I also have an old iPhoto library on an old computer that I'd like to combine together with it.
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For iPhoto 09 (version 8.0.2) and later:
What you mean by 'share'.
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The thing is, the whole point of having separate accounts is to keep your data seprate from hers. So, any attempt to overcome this can be kludgy.
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What you mean by 'share'.
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I know my library to actually be closer to 680GB as I've been using it for a long time. When I click 'get info' on the drive itself, it shows it is around 945GB full which makes sense as there are other files also stored there.
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Armando
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I have a MBP '08 (mine) & a MBP '11 (not mine). I am copying all photos, video & itunes files to two external hard drives. Both computers are full and need to be emptied and the 2011 will be leaving my posession soon. My issue right now is with iphoto. The 2011 laptop is running iphoto 2011. The 2008 laptop is running iphoto 2008. I am not in a position to purchase a 2011 iphoto upgrage for my '08 computer.
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That's it! Pardon the long description. I don't know how to be more concise. I simply need all files from both computers to boot up from either external hard drive onto my '08 laptop using '08 iphoto if that's possible and I'd like my original iphoto library on my '08 to load up from the app in the dock like normal. How do I accomplish all this??
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You can not open an iPhoto '11 library using any older version of iPhoto
Wne you opened the iPhoto '08 library using iPhoto '11 you were told that this would upgrade the library and it would no longer be usable by previous versions and you clicked OK to do that
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