My Backup Failed! files are there but iPhoto won't open!

had all my media (photos, music) on an external since the libraries wouldn't fit on my internal hardrive of my MacBook Pro. it totally failed, so my brother was able to get all the files and file folders onto a different external. However, iPhoto keeps telling me to rebuild/restore/etc. the actual photos are all in a folder labled "masters" so i know they're there, but how can I get iPhoto to see those files again? I suppose i could just import the "masters" folder, but would I then lose all the days/events?

1. Unless you have two copies of your iPhoto library on two different drives you do not have a backup
2. Try rebuilding. Depress the option and command keys, launch iPhoto and rebuild the library
If that does not solve it post back
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