Iphoto library wont open.

After selecting iphoto library from external drive it iphoto still cannot open the library?

My hard drive recently crashed so I got a new one and had everything moved over to it. I can still see all the pictures so I think they are there it just wont photos to a single bigger view of the them.
How did you move your iPhoto Library to the new drive?
What you are seeing in iPhoto are the thumbnails or previews of the edited versions, but to edit or export or copy your photos does iPhoto need to find the original image files.
If you moved your iPhoto library to a new disk, it may be a permissions problem.
Before you try to rebuild the library, try to repair the permissions first:
Press and hold down the alt/option key ⌥ and the command keys at the same time and launch iPhoto. Keep holding down both keys until you see the First Aid panel.  From the panel select to "Repair permissions".
If that does not already fix it, try all First Aid options in turn, but don't try the "Rebuild" without a backup.

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