Library won't upgrade

I uploaded the new verison of iPhoto, all my photos are gone and it everytime I open it says it needs to upgrade library, but I've let run for 12 hours 68GB library.  What can I do to correct?

Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild.
If that fails:
Restore from your back up, repair the Library and try again.
Regards
TD

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