Photos that have not been imported message

Every time I launch IPhoto a message appears that there are photos that have not yet been imported. I click yes to import and a new message appears that says the photos are unreadable. IPhoto then creates a new album titled "recovered photos" which is empty. How can I stop this?

Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Control-click on the iPhoto Library package/file and select "Show Package Contents" from the resulting menu:
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Look for a folder titled "Import" or "Importing" and move it to the Desktop ( NOT "Auto Import"). Do not move or otherwise alter anything else in the library.
Close up the library and launch iPhoto. That warning should be gone. Look in the "Import" folder and see if the image files there are those you want to keep. If so drag them into the open iPhoto window to import. Otherwise, drag the folder to the Trash.
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