Iphoto library......everything gone!!!!!help!!!!!

hello,all,this is my first post,for some reason,my iphoto library has made all my photos up to the last import disappear,gone,there is no evidence that they ever existed.My iphoto library icon/folder is showing a file size over 20odd gig but i can only see a couple of 100mb worth in the actual iphoto application.please tell me how i can restore my iphoto library to include all the photos somewhere in there,i tried moving the iphoto libaray folder/icon and then reselected it when prompted but to no avail.?????please tell me this is a stupid error of mine and i will once again see all our pics.thankyou.

Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the apple and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
If that fails:
Option 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, faces and places 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.
Regards
TD

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