Recovered deleted iPhoto library is in wrong format?

My iPhoto library was deleted so I used Disk Drill Pro and seemingly successfully recovered them. I recovered them and saved them to a USB drive but when I click the recovered library, iPhoto says it doesn't recognize the format.
This is what the contents on the USB drive show:
For 'iPhoto Library.photolibrary' I selected 'show contents' and this is what it reveals:
in 'albums' it shows .apalbum named files that are Unix Executable Files, all of which are exactly 2KB in size.
in 'apdb' it shows .apdb-journal named files that are also Unix Executable Files
in 'folders' it shows .apfolder named files that are also Unix Executable Files
When I double click 'iPhoto Library.photolibrary', iPhoto launches but gives this error message:
Any help will be appreciated!

Here's the thing: Picasa claims to work with the iPhoto Library but it uses a hack rather than the supported APIs to do it. So as the OS and the app get updated from time to time, the effect of Picasa on the Library can change. Personally, I simply would not allow Picasa to run on the iPhoto Library. Instead, export the pics from iPhoto, do what you wish in Picasa and then import the product back to iPhoto.
Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Repair Database. If that doesn't help, then try again, this time using Rebuild Database.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.
Regards
TD

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