IPhoto 6.0.3 asked to upgrade thumbnails-then it left me with no photos

After the update it asked to upgrade thumbnails or cancel, I choose upgrade and found that it emptied the db of photos and albums(they weren't even in the trash). I made a copy of the library on DVD and then tried the rebuild iPhoto db startup with all check boxes ticked, ....nothing! Can anyone give me a hand?
iBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Dan:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. After the rebuild did you have any blank thumbnail windows in your library or did the library say zero photos in it? More often than not, the photos are still there in the Originals folder but the library has lost the link or permissions to access them.
Try the following; download and run BatChmod on the iPhoto Library folder with the settings shown here, substituting your account name for mine. You can either type in the path to the folder or just drag the folder into that field. Now launch iPhoto.
If that doesn't help, try rebuilding the library with iPhoto Library Manager. It doesn't modify your current library but copies the image files and reads the data files from the old library and creates a new one. It often succeeds where the regular rebuild does not. Here's how:
Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
Download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.
Click on the Add Library button, navigate to your User/Pictures folder and select your iPhoto Library folder.
Now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the File->Rebuild Library menu option
In the next window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed.
Click on the Create button.
Note: It can take some time to create the new library if you have a lot of photos. One user reported that with a library of about 5,000 images it took about 12 hours so plan ahead.

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