Lost photos and programs

i'm a new mac user and now i have some problems and i don't know whats going on...it started with i photo one day all my photos where there the next more than half were gone and i don't know what happened? now the whole i photo looks like it restarted all my folders are gone every photo and when i opened it was as though it had never been used before... now i also see on my bar that the i movie turned into a questions mark?? i also had a program for my palm on the computer it also turned into a question mark and now it's gone.. i really have no idea about these computers and i really want to learn, but most of all see if i can get all my photos back...can anyone pls help me or maybe have a clue of what could be going on??????
thanks so much

daldana:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Are you seeing the thumbnails or not? If you're seeing thumbnails what do you see when you double click on one?
To make sure your photos are still safe and sound locate the iPhoto Library package in your Pictures folder. Control-click on it and select "Show Package Contents" in the Contextual menu. Then locate the Originals folder and check inside to make sure the full sized image files are there. Report back with what you find.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've written an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 08 libraries. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

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