Jeryn,
It depends on where you have your files. Did you erase the original files after you imported/copied? If not, just delete* and rebuild your library without copying. Otherwise, I might consider exporting them and then rebuilding the library without copying.
Q: Why would you want to do that? A: 1.) I like to keep my scrapbooking stuff outside of iPhoto, because sometimes I like to access things directly (when I know exactly what I want) and I can also easily back up things, etc. One nice thing about iPhoto is that it keeps track of where you have moved your files, so even if you move a folder iPhoto can still access the item**-- brilliant! 2.) I also keep the originals outside of iPhoto just in case of a major meltdown or some unforeseen software catastrophe.
I keep all my scrapbooking stuff in a folder called "01 Digital Scrapbooking" in my "Pictures" folder. My multiple iPhoto libraries are also in the "Pictures" folder. Within my "01 Digital Scrapbooking" folder I have all the individual folders for items that I have downloaded, either as a freebie or purchased. When you dl stuff from DD, for example, it always comes in a folder with the designer's name and product name or ID. That makes it easy, because when I import, iPhoto treats each folder as a separate event and names the event with the folder name. That makes it easy to sort events different ways, such as alpha by designer, or by date, or even manually.
One warning: don't mess with the iPhoto library file. iPhoto doesn't like that. iPhoto also really likes your files to be on the same disk as the iPhoto library, although I have experimented with that too (but that is for another discussion).
*The safe way to delete would be to RENAME the iPhoto library first, rebuild, and then delete the renamed library. Just in case of catastrophe...
**Generally, I periodically import (without copying) downloaded files from my "downloads" folder, and THEN move the files to my "01 Digital Scrapbooking" folder. That makes it easy for me to keep track of which scrapbooking downloads I have imported or not. I seem to accumulate a lot of scrapbooking freebies from various sources, and I only import everything to iPhoto once every couple of weeks (I'm lazy). iPhoto handles this fine.
This message is pretty long, but one more thing: cmd+k brings up your keywords list, and you can select multiple items, click on the keyword, and iPhoto tags all selected items with that keyword. This has been a great timesaver for me.
Good luck,
Lynn
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--Lynn
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