IPhotos doesn't show photos anymore, but iPhoto file is 30 Gb big.

Hello,
my probelm is that when i klick on the iPhoto fiel, it opens the file and than says no fotos. It changed from one day to the next. I hade my libery on a other harddisk, but it allways worked. Now I have the 30gb big file but I can't get the pics. Does anybody has the same problem or nows a way to get beck my pics?????

Thanks LarryHN for responding to the OP's question. Your answer solved the problem I had been having and I'm a lot less anxious about my digital images now.
But now I have two questions that I'm hoping someone can answer:
1. I downloaded some new images while my iPhoto was not using the right library. Using the alt/opt key, iPhoto is now pointed to the right library the majority of my images appear. But where are the ones that I downloaded while it wasn't pointed at the right library? I searched my hard drive for another iPhoto library and couldn't find anything?
2. A related question, I have some images that I KNOW are on my computer as I can see them in Finder. The location for them is given as iPhoto library/data/2008/July 28. But, they do not show up in iPhoto. Anyone know where I can find them to import them?
Thank you so much for any help!
Rosie

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