Will my photos be lost/damaged?

I've updated my 2010 iMac with OS X 10.9 (from 10.6.8) and I can't access my photos without updating iPhoto. The text reads: "Your photo library will not be readable by previous versions of iPhoto after the upgrade. If I upgrade, will my photos be lost or damaged immidiatly, or does this warning mean that if I were to downgrade my operating system to something lower than OS X 10.9 I would be unable to access them?" Thank you for your help/clarification.

It means exactly what it says. Older version of iPhoto will not be able to open the library. This is true of most iPhoto upgrades. No you will lose nothing unless something goes wrong which is why you. Ever do any upgrade with out first having a good backup
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So proceed with the update - that is a routine warning, and is necessary, to be able to use your iPhoto library with the new version of iPhoto.

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Find My iPhone Activation Lock - Apple Support

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THIS IS THE MESSAGE i just got!! i was importing photos off my digital camera.
I NEVER HAVE HAD A PROBLEM BEFORE?
And i got this message..
as far as "back up" uhhhh never did that on my I photos pictures. what can i do!?!
Ann L
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Using iPhoto 08?
Easiest solution: restore from your back up. When you say "uhhhh never did that on my I photos pictures" then you're telling us that you don't really care about them. Only a fool has any important data on a computer without a back up.
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