Deleting modified/original images

I had a question earlier for how to delete original pictures after I had rotated them, but today I found out that pictures that I had deleted from the library (cause I didn't want them) still are in the iPhoto folder! My camera automatically rotates pictures for me, so I don't have to do it in iPhoto, but they still create an original and a modified picture in the library. And so my question is: Why isn't pictures that I deleted from the library (but was rotated when imported, so the picturea are in both the modified and originals folders) deleted from my computer?
Egh, I'm bad at explaining, sorry.

Based on what you've stated, it's an impossible task fixing your old library BUT keep reading. Depending on exactly how much damage you did, there is hope that you can retrieve at least most of your photos. You will need to create a brand new (empty) library and put your old photos into the new library.
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING IS BASED ON iPHOTO VERSION 6. I DON'T REMEMBER THE LIBRARY DETAILS OF THE EARLIER VERSIONS BUT, IF YOU HAVE AN EARLIER VERSION, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING SIMILAR.
First, the two critical folders are the "Originals" folder and the "Modified" folder. Find them, take them out of the library, and and put them in a safe place, like the desktop. Take the rest of your old library and put it in the trash! Don't empty the trash just yet.
Now, open iPhoto. It will ask you to find the library or to create a new one. You want to create a new one. Next, you need to import the old photos but you must make a decision. You can import from the old "Originals" folder OR you can import from the old "Modified" folder OR you can import both. The "Originals" folder contains the original files from the camera (surprise!). IF you've modified any photos, the "Modified" folder conains the latest modified version. NOTE that whatever you choose to import will be recognized by iPhoto as an "original" and it will be placed in the NEW "Originals" folder.
Once you make up your mind, open iPhoto and go to File > Import to Library. Navigate to locate the folders inside your OLD "Originals" folder or your OLD "Modified" folder (or both) - these are the folders that you put on the desktop - and import accordingly.
After you're satisfied with the results, you can move the OLD "Originals" and "Modified" folders into the trash and empty the trash.

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In photos the synced album maintains the chronological order which I set up on the mac by modifying the originals, as you said,
That is what the linked article is describing: "some apps may sort your photos in the order you specify in the app (such as iPhoto or Aperture"
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"on ipad this is the Photos tab" - but this displays as per the original sequence ignoring time adjustments - the manipulations seem to be ignored (but are reflected in the album in the photos tab) and the photos tahat have been modified stay in their original positiom - they don't get put the end
Because the library uses a different date - the date modified - the date of the last time the file has been changed in any way - any editing you do to your image, including adjust date and time will change the "date modified"
This may change the sorting of the database but it appears not to influence the order in the albums
In addition to albums and events, synced photos appear in a unified category called Photo Library (on iPad, this is the Photos tab). Photos are not duplicated. This category will also sort photos in ascending order by the date modified.
So how can i get my photos in date and time order in an album in iphoto for ipad?
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