Pictures disappear from iphoto

My newly downloaded pictures disappear from iphoto within 48 hours. Any advice?

There are 9 different versions of iPhoto and they run on 9 different versions of the Operating System. The tricks and tips for dealing with issues vary depending on the version of iPhoto and the version of the OS. So to get help you need to give as much information as you can. Include things like:
- What version of iPhoto.
- What version of the Operating System.
- Details. As full a description of the problem as you can. For example, if you have a problem with exporting, then explain by describing how you are trying to export, and so on.
- History: Is this going on long? Has anything been installed or deleted? - Are there error messages?
- What steps have you tried already to solve the issue.
- Anything unusual about your set up? Or how you use iPhoto?
Anything else you can think of that might help someone understand the problem you have.

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    Message was edited by: lisajoy

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    I used Iphoto 08 for many years.
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    - What version of iPhoto.
    - What version of the Operating System.
    - Details. As full a description of the problem as you can. For instance: 'iPhoto won't export' is best explained by describing how you are trying to export, and so on.
    - History: Is this going on long? Has anything been installed or deleted?
    - Are there error messages?
    - What steps have you tried already to solve the issue.
    - Anything unusual about your set up? Or how you use iPhoto?
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    Rita Z
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    TD

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    I have lost the pictures in most of my albums.  After I creatd the albums, I went back to the same pictures in the last 18 months and erased them.  Did this cause the album pictures to also be erased?  My Itunes was acting like my Ipad was attached, but it  was not.  Help

    Was that in iPhoto on your Mac or on your iPad?
    , I went back to the same pictures in the last 18 months and erased them.
    Then, sorry to say, you will have deleted the photos  from your iPhoto library.
    Have you checked iPhoto's Trash and the Trash on your Desktop, if the photos are still there? Then put them back from iPhoto's Trash or move them back from the trash basket on your Desktop.
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    Disk Drill: http://www.cleverfiles.com/
    usually makes a very good job of finding any jpegs, that still can be found on the harddrive.
    My Itunes was acting like my Ipad was attached, but it  was not.
    I don't understand, why you mention the iPad? Have you synced your photos to your iPad and are there still copies of them in your albums on the iPad?
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    Léonie

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