IPhoto library not showing in Photos

Just upgraded to 10.10.3, opened Photos app, selected my primary iPhoto library from the options and … nothing. No photos at all appear in Photos. Tried changing the default Library to my backup disk's by restarting Photos with Option key held down. Still nothing. What to do?

Hi Clem,
No errors, just the empty app with the default instructions.

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