Disk space full? no way...

we run iphoto 9 8.1.2 and lately whenever we open the program it comes up with the message that the disk space used to run iphoto is getting full, do you want to continue? i just imported over 80 photos and had no problem, but i did get the message.
this has been happening for about the past month. in the past month, we have uploaded about 300 photos, but put them all in the trash, then emptied the trash... still getting the message. we have 108 items on the disk right now, and that is about where it has been the entire time we've been getting this message (the 300 extra photos have come in for a day, then been gotten rid of onto CD's or trash or both!) can the two events be connected? is there someplace i've got some "ghost" images hiding i should be getting rid of - something that is telling my computer i've got more photos than i really do?? thanks for any help

Greetings,
How much free space do you have on the disk where your iPhoto Library is stored?
Have you moved your iPhoto Library or is it in the location Apple puts it by default Your User > Pictures > iPhoto Library?
If you do indeed have a fair amount of available space on your drive (at least 10% of your total capacity) then it sounds like you might have an issue with your iPhoto Library.
To try and resolve your issue:
Ensure all your software is up to date (Apple Menu > Software Update).
Remove the following to the trash and restart the computer and try again:
Home > Library > Caches (I remove the whole folder. It will be re-generated upon restart.)
Home > Library > Preferences > com.apple.iPhoto (There may be more than one. Remove them all.)
If the issue persists try rebuilding your iPhoto Library following this article http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2638. Use the bottom 3 rebuild options.
Hope that helps.

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