Drag and Drop Out of iPhoto 4

Hello
I am dragging and dropping a fair number of photos from the main roll on my iPhoto to the desktop - it says "copying" but I just want to confirm - if I was delete them from the desktop I am not deleting them from iPhoto?
I say this because I'm sure some have gone awol and that would explain what happened to them as I remember using them!
Regards
John

John,
Yes, when you drag and drop or do a Share > Export, iPhoto gives you a copy outside of iPhoto. The original file remains safe in your iPhoto Library, and you can delete the copy when you are finished with it.
Can you describe in what way some photos have gone awol? From what location are they missing, and how did you discover it?

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