Copying each photo to iphoto folder question

Hi,
I was wondering what would happen if I deleted the copies that are in my iphoto/modified folder. Would it be okay to do this in order to free up some hard drive space? Will I loose anything in my iphoto program?...or are these just backups that can be deleted?
Thanks for any help.
Steve

Hi stephen,
first read these...
Two Apple kbs for you to read
Don't tamper with files in the iPhoto library folder
About the iPhoto Library folder
Next, the Modified folder contains all your edited images.
They are not backups.
this is how it is all organized.
iPhoto 6 Library folder in the Finder

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