Can i retrieve lost pictures with metadata backup?

A few months ago I "cleaned up" iPhoto so I could use it solely for my portfolio of work. My personal pics I saved to my external HDD [Western Digital MyBook] and removed them from my Mac's hdd.
I recently discovered that pics I thought were saved to my external hdd have gone missing. since they were not on my mac or in the recent iphoto library. However, I do still have the previous metadata back up folder on the hdd. It contains the following: Folder name: iPhoto Library_2 - albumdata.xml; albumdata2.xml; iphoto.ipspot and metadata backup. Can I use this to retrieve the pics?

Did you delete the pics, or you just can't find them on your iPad?
If you deleted them, they are gone as there is no Trash Can or Recycke Bin. If you have a backup, retrieve the pics from your backup.
 Cheers, Tom

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