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I've lost my iphoto library - and I've looked (searched for .jpgs) and the photos are no longer on my computer. It must have been when I deleted a folder I'd called iphoto library 2 which was a copy of a couple of albums - or at least I thought that's what I deleted. And then I emptied the trash. And now it seems that those 2 albums are the only ones left in iphoto.
So I felt sick to my stomach - but I thought thank goodness I do time machine back ups from time to time... BUT I can't seem to find them on my time machine backup either. I opened time machine with iphoto open but I can't access anything behind the front (current) window. And I only just learned that if iphoto is still open time machine can't back up your iphoto library properly (am I the only one this is news to?)
I hope someone can help. Thanks!
(iphoto'09 8.1.2 )

In addition to the links that Larry provided, you can restore your iPhoto Library from Time Machine as described here:
iPhoto '11: Restoring from Time Machine with iPhoto '11 (9.2 or later) and OS X Lion 10.7.2 (or later) - Apple Support
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