Upload failure. Lost important photos - greyed out subfolder

Uploaded many photos but it created a greyed out subfolder with no photos behind. Nothing in iphoto, recovered file. The subfolder created by date shows a palm tree in grey but nothing behind. How can I recover these photos.

iPhoto doesn't create folders or sub-folders unless you tell it. So I'm not sure I understand what you're asking here.
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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