No photos  - albums are there - but rebuild and update thumbs no result.

My machine crashed the other day while iPhoto was active. On reboot iPhoto shows no photos. Unfortunately i had just done a backup and the backup folder is doing the same thing so that route is not a possibility. I have tried all the "normal" stuff, - rebuild thumbs, rebuild database, etc and nothing seems to help. The original are there so I did an import of originals into the "main" library - all of them came across as rolls, some of them named as i had done originally but none are allocated to albums. There are 5500 photos so redoing all of this will be a major task. Is there any way of getting the structure back. I am assuming that this has something to do with the XML file being corrupted.

Richard
It does sound like a corrupted database. And given that you've tried all the usual fixes, I can only suggest one more: Try rebuilding using iPhoto Library Manager. You may have more luck.
If that doesn't work, then I'm afraid your only option is to create and populate a new library.
To create and populate a new library:
Note this will give you a working library with the same film rolls and pictures as before, however, you will lose your albums, keywords, books, calendars etc.
Move the iPhoto Library Folder to the desktop
Launch iPhoto. It will ask if you wish to create a new Library. Say Yes.
Go into the iPhoto Library Folder on your desktop and find the Originals folder. From the Originals folder drag the individual rolls to the iPhoto Window and it will recreate them in the new library.
When you're sure all is well you can delete the iPhoto Library Folder on your desktop.
In the future, in addition to your usual back up routine, you might like to make a copy of the library6.iPhoto file whenever you have made changes to the library as protection against database corruption.
Regards
TD
ps the key file is the library6.iphoto file. That's the actual database. The AlbumData.xml file is what's read by other apps that integrate with iPhoto.

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