Thumbnails, but no file. HELP!

I cannot click and drag any photos in my iphoto library prior to august of this year. the thumbnails are there, but when i go to the finder the year 2006 only shows files starting with the month of august up to now, though 2005 files are there and manipulatable. i can't do anything to these thumbnails, drag, open, etc. when i try to double click the screen opens that usually does, but the little circle just rotates and says loading picture and does nothing.
how can i recover these files? where have they gone?
thanks!

sandinc:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Terence is right about the permissions. When you get the SWOD it is an indication that you have no access to that file. Running BatChmod as he recommended will get you access back to those files.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
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