Newbie - iPhoto Library Pics not imported

I always get the message below when opening i Photo:
71895 photos have been found in the iPhoto Library that were not imported. I always click no and have tried the suggestions on how to solve the problem but it does not work. One of the suggestions says to look in the root directory for recovered photos and move to the desk top.
Where is the root directory and how do I move the folder? Please take note this is my first Mac.
Best regards,
N. Boquiren

Please take note this is my first Mac.
If it's less than two or three years old, then I'm guessing your version of iPhoto is newer than iPhoto 4, and you are likely to get more appropriate responses from the discussion forum that corresponds to the iPhoto version you are using.

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