Missing full size photos - thumbnails only

iPhoto '11. I notice I am missing the full size images of photos - I can not open them to edit. However, the thumbnails do appear below. This is not the case with all albums, just some. What's up with this?

A general answer is to backup your iphoto library, depress and hold the option and command keys, launchi iPhoto and rebuild yoru database
What do you see when you try to edit? Have you used a cleanup program to clean up your Mac (HINT - don't - they are net needed and often cause problems)? Have you deleted any photos any other way like from the all images list?
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Creating a new library while preserving the Events from the original library.
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4. A corrupted iPhoto Cache: Trash the com.apple.iPhoto folder from HD/Users/Your Name/Library/ Caches...
5. A corrupted preference file: Trash the com.apple.iPhoto.plist file from the HD/Users/ Your Name / library / preferences folder. (Remember you'll need to reset your User options afterwards. These include minor settings like the window colour and so on. Note: If you've moved your library you'll need to point iPhoto at it again.)
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