IPhoto update deleted my photo library

Recently i was asked to update iPhoto to 9.5.1 by software update. I unfortunately did so. When I try to open iPhoto now there is an error message that says that I do not have access rights to my iPhoto library. I cannot find the library anymore and it seems that the library was deleted. Cmd + alt does not help. 15.000 photos are gone. Thank you for this great update!
Is there any help?

I found a solution: Instead of cmd + alt, I just tried to create a new library by starting iPhoto holding the alt-key. A dialog opened that gave as one option "open other library". I searched for my library and saw that it was in a hidden folder (no idea why this folder is hidden). I selected the library. Then the program sad that the library has to be updated and that I will not be able to use it with former iPhoto versions. Then the update bar appeared and after a while all my pictures appeared again. Yeahhhh.
But now, I will do frequent backups that I didi not in the past!!!

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