External Hard Drive Not Displaying Pictures

So I recently backed up all my pictures from my MBP to my Western Digital My Passport 1 TB external hard drive to free up some space from my MBP. Before ejecting the hard drive, I had made sure that the files were all transferred completely so that no problems should arise later. I then proceeded to delete all the pictures off of my MBP. When I went to open the hard drive today, my pictures are nowhere to be found, but when looking at the memory on the hard drive, the amount being used is exactly the amount of space that the pictures had taken up. I also tried using EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard, which shows the picture folder on the hard drive, with all the pictures, but they cant be transferred back. So my question is, how can I get access to these pictures. I know they're on the hard drive, and i've already tried getting them back by showing the hidden folders.
Macbook Pro 13" (Mid 2009)
Version 10.9.2

Welcome to AD!
When you moved your "library" to the exHD, exactly what got moved? There are 2 parts to an itunes library:
1. The actual library content of music files, video, podcasts, books, etc
2. The library database with ratings, play counts, and those play lists you are missing
The database is a file name iTunesLibrary.itl and I suspect the version you want is back on the main PC's C: drive.
The default in Vista/W7 is here
C:\Users\Katrina\Documents\My Music\iTunes
Changing that preference only affects FUTURE additions to a library, by the way.
Message was edited by: Katrina S.

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