Disk space-simple question

This is a simple question, I think: I have an external drive (250GB) and have my iPhoto and iTune libraries over there. If I delete about half of my photos from the main library (on the desktop, G4, running 10.4.10) to free up some space, will I still have all my photos from the original main library on the external drive, and just as important, will I still be able to update the external drive as I add new photos to the main library.
Sorry, I know this is basic stuff but I want to be sure I can free up some space but not lose any photos in the process.
Thanks, Mike

Hi--
If you delete files on the computer they will still remain on the external hard drive. HOWEVER, if you are using a backup program that updates the external drive to reflect the G4 then it may erase whatever you've deleted on the G4. It depends on how the backup program is set (if you are using one).
If you are not using a backup program and just dragging the folders over to the external drive manually then you would have to be careful not to replace the folders that you want to keep on the external drive. Say for example you have your "Pictures" folder on the external drive. If you delete a bunch of photos on your G4 and then move the "Pictures" folder from your G4 to the external drive, it will REPLACE the "Pictures" folder on the external drive.
One way to get around this would be to make a seperate folder on your external drive EACH time you made a backup, and drop your "Pictures" folder into that.
Does this make sense?

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