I copy 409 photos from iPhoto but my desktop folder only has 150 pictures!

I copy 409 photos from iPhoto but my desktop folder only has 150!  What has gone wrong? 

There are a number of reports of folks having issues with copy/paste or drag/drop from the iPhoto Window right now. No known solutions at this time.
FYI
Copy and Paste from the iPhoto Window gets your iPhoto Previews. These are missing metadata, middle quality versions of your photos.
Exporting your photos means you can choose to export at higher quality and write the metadata to the files in the process.
You can also choose what to export: Originals, Edited versions, different formats, different naming structures.
You won't have a change in file size if you export your original. If you export to Jpeg you can choose the amount of compression applied, or losslessly to png or tiff.
Put it this way: copy/paste or drag/drop are a handy way to get a quick copy of a shot. If you want a quality version use the export options.
Regards
TD

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