IPhoto 11 can't find photo = displays !  Don't change orig path name.

I have seen several very helpful posts about corruption and rebuilding some files and trying iPhoto Library Manager, yada, yada, yada.  One thing I didn't see was an explanation that helped me figure out what happened to my iPhoto database.  i just kind of lucked into it.
If I'm not 100% accurate please correct me.  The thumbnails would show up as part of the files in the iPhoto Library file (file collection actually).  My problem appears to be where the thumbnail points to for the full blown file.  I had changed the folder name as part of my normal routine (although I hadn't done it since importing my files into iPhoto).
My photos live in /Volume/HD-1/Golden Copy/Images Master Copy 10-15-11/
I added some new photos into this folder and as I have always done (pre-iPhoto 11) changed the name to the current date .....
/Volume/HD-1/Golden Copy/Images Master Copy 10-26-11/    <-- changed to the 26th of October
Well this hosed my pointers in iPhoto 11.   I changed it back to 10-15-11 in the folder name and it works perfect.
So just another breaking point in iPhoto 11 that's easy enough to correct without all the rebuilding or reloading.  Hope this helps a few folks.

One user managed to hack the database - how are you at hacking sql dbs?
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3216539?tstart=30
Other than that, you could tryrebuild the Library with iPhoto Library Manager. First be sure to set iPhoto to run a Managed Library. It might not work, but worth a go. Final option is to start over from scratch.
Regards
TD

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