I can't find my pictures on iPhoto

i downloaded photos from my phone (iPhone 5c) to my iMac OS X back in May and it was around 4000 photos. i clicked delete (when it had finished importing) so they would come off my phone and onto the computer. i have looked many times on iPhoto and can't find them. I'm not sure if it because i imported too many pictures or i did something wrong. if this has happened to anyone before where can i find them?

Do the following:
1 - launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down to open the First Aid window. Be sure to follow the circled recommendation in the screenshot.
2 - run Option #4, Rebuild Database.

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Helllo, I am new to the iMac and having some start up problems. I use photoshop cs4 for photo editing and I just edited a pic. I want to access it in iPhoto now but I can't find the picture. I try to import the new pic but it tells me it is already in the library. I go to search and type the filename and it doesn;t find anything This is really frustrating can someone help me?
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Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Below is the correct way to use Photoshop with iPhoto:
Using Photoshop (or Photoshop Elements) as Your Editor of Choice in iPhoto.
1 - select Photoshop as your editor of choice in iPhoto's General Preference Section's under the "Edit photo:" menu.
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Fix #1
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iPhoto 9 (11) and later- run Option #4 to rebuild the database
Fix #2
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2 - click on the Add Library button and select the library you want to add in the selection window..
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5 - Click on the Create button.
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