Deleting photos in the Library that are not in an Album

As the subject states, is there a way to delete all and any photos from the library that are not in an album. I now understand how to properly delete photos, but before I would drag the photos from a new roll into an album and then delete the ones I did not want from the album and they would stay in the library. It is too difficult and numerous to go back and try and figure out which photos are in albums and which are not. Thank you for your help in advance.

rhassoii
Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
Well, to find them, make a smart album (File -> New Smart Album)
Album -> Is Not -> Any
That will gather them together. The select them and go option (or alt) - delete.
This will move them to the iPhoto trash.
Empty the trash.
Regards
TD

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