Moved iPhoto library to Dropbox, didn't free up any space on HD

I was running very low on HD space so I moved my 13 gb iPhoto library to Dropbox. After transfering, I opened iPhoto and defined the new photo library as the appropriate Dropbox folder. Everything is working well with iPhoto. All my photos and videos load just fine and the file sources are the Dropbox folder.
The problem: my HD has barely any more space than before. It's hard to tell precisely because the free space measure is dynamic, but it looks as if moving the library cleared about 1 gb at most, and certainly nothing even close to 13 gb.
I've emptied the trash on my computer, with no change. I have searched forum discussions, but I can't figure it out.
I appreciate any help!
-SMB

In the latest version of dropbox, you'll select the icon from the magic menu in upper right at the bottom of the list is the "cog wheel" icon. Click it, and select "Preferences" Under "Advanced" click "Selective Sync" You will see all the folders (By default all of them) that are synced locally to your internal drive as well as in the cloud. By unchecking the folder that your iPhoto library is in, it will no longer store that 13 GB file on your hard drive, but instead keep it at DropBox only. Hope that explanation makes sense. I have over 110 GB of Dropbox and am considering moving my 30 GB iPhoto there permanently. I'm on too many machines and editing all over the place so an external drive could not keep up with me

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