IPhoto from Time Machine no photos

HI
I restored iPhoto through Time Machine but my photos are on an external disc, how do I get iPhoto to see them?
Also is it safe to do a permissions repair from the disk utility on the hard drive and not the install disk?

Hi
I have sorted it.

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