IPhoto icon changed to a question mark in my launch pad...

Hi All,
I used to have an iPhoto icon in my launch pad in order to pull up my pictures/movies. Where I used to have the "regular" iPhoto icon, I now have a question mark and when I click on it, nothing happens. I tried to use finder to find my iPhoto library, but nothing came up. Any advice? Thanks, LN

It is incredible that your iPhoto application should have vanished completely. Try one more search with the Finder and ensore that it really searches everywhere:
Select "Computer" in the Finder's sidebar, or the system drive, if you only have one drive.
Enter iPhoto in the search field and press "+" to add a rule "kind is Application",
Can you post a screenshot please, of what you see in yur "Pictures" folder? Also select one of the thumbnails of your photos and use the command "File > Get info". What information can you see about your files?

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