Exporting iPhoto files-necessary?

I used to perform file exports of all my newly imported iPhoto jpegs to a folder of original jpegs elsewhere on my Mac. I started doing this on an earlier version of iPhoto, and it's become a habit.
But is there any decent reason me to keep doing this, or to keep the originals I've stored in the past? Or is all of this just extra work for me, and a waste of storage for my hard drive?
I'd appreciate any advice. Thanks.

Hello
It is certainly a duplication. Whether it is necessary is a matter of opinion.
Mine is I think it is a good idea to have copies of your photos elsewhere in case they are lost by iPhoto, or if the entire OS is lost from the Hard drive.
In the latter event, keeping copies on the same hard drive would not save you, and as you say, they just take up space.
Making a back up on another hard drive for storage would be better practice and these days, not too expensive either.

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