LOST ALL PHOTOS

Hello,
I switched on my mac today and opened Aperture, and every single photo one was not there. I have zero photos in my Library. The file size of my Library is 6mb.
I updated to 3.1 two days ago but Aperture has been working fine since the upgrade.
Somebody please help, I have lost every photo I have ever had.
Thanks,
Matt

Okay,
Less hysteria, more logic:
1. Is your library managed or referenced?
2. What's the filename of your library?
3. Are you saying that the image files are no longer on the hard disk, or that they aren't appearing in Aperture?
4. What if any investigation have you done prior to your post?
5. and what Ernie said (overlapping posting time...)
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