IPhoto 6 library, folders, slideshows, over 8000 photos are all gone,

I shutoff my computer. The next morning upon booting up, iPhoto 6 was missing. I could find the libaries by years in my document folder, but I want my folders and slideshows, too. That is step one for organizing and in using my integrated program. I had several chapters ready to import into iMovie. I hate to start from scratch if I don't have to. I tried use restore in my Time Machine. It didn't work either. I received an error message -10657. Does anyone have a recovery solution and/or a notion as to what caused this to happen?
KayCee

Terence Devlin wrote:
1) Yes, I still have the program, iPhoto 6.0.6 on my computer; it's just empty.
Sounds like a damaged database file:
Try these in order - from best option on down...
1. Do you have an up-to-date back up? If so, try copy the library6.iphoto file from the back up to the iPhoto Library allowing it to overwrite the damaged file.
2. Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.
3. If neither of these work then you'll need to create and populate a new library.
To create and populate a new library:
Note this will give you a working library with the same Rolls and pictures as before, however, you will lose your albums, keywords, modified versions, books, calendars etc.
Move the iPhoto Library to the desktop
Launch iPhoto. It will ask if you wish to create a new Library. Say Yes.
Go into the iPhoto Library on your desktop and find the Originals folder. From the Originals folder drag the individual Roll Folders to the iPhoto Window and it will recreate them in the new library.
When you're sure all is well you can delete the iPhoto Library on your desktop.
In the future, in addition to your usual back up routine, you might like to make a copy of the library6.iPhoto file whenever you have made changes to the library as protection against database corruption.
Regards
TD
Thanks for the solution. I had to go to the "if all else fails" scenario, and I can rebuild my folders. I appreciate your help more than I can say!
KayCee

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