Missing photo has dotted line border

missing photo has dotted line border

What is it, that you see or don't see? Empty rectangles surrounded by a dashed border like marching ants? In the browser or the viewer?
If you do not see the images in the browser, then you have a problem with your thumbnails, not your previews. Try to select all of the empty rectangles and select (from the main menu bar)
Photos > Generate Thumbnails.
If you want to recreate your Previews, in case they do not show properly in the Browser, hold down the options-key while you select "Update Previews".
Regards
Léonie

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The ! or ? turns up when iPhoto loses the connection between the thumbnail in the iPhoto Window and the file it represents.
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