Do I have too many files?

I am using iPhoto 11.
In my iLibrary are Masters, Modified, and Originals.
1. Are Modified the same as Current (the "Current" referenced in the Export pull down for Kind)?
2. Do I need both Masters and Originals or is one of those sets of files left over from an older version of iPhoto? If so, which should I keep?
3. When I export with CURRENT I get a much smaller file than when I export using JPEG. Isn't JPEG using a CURRENT (modified) photograph?
Thanks in advance,
Ron

Take a couple of moments and learn this off by heart:
Don't change anything in the iPhoto Library Folder via the Finder or any other application. iPhoto depends on the structure as well as the contents of this folder. Moving things, renaming things,, deleting them or otherwise making changes will prevent iPhoto from working and could even cause you to damage or lose your photos.
Regards
TD

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Bill,
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