Help keeping track of originals, thumbnails, and modified photos

My free hard drive space has dwindled to about 3GB (out of a 100-ish GB drive) because I have about 1100 high-resolution photos. The challenge: copy lesser-used photos to an external drive, but keep often-viewed photos on the internal drive. Problem is
1) I can't figure out how to differentiate between originals, thumbnails, and modified versions to know what to move (or not).
2) Do I have to create two different iPhoto libraries, one for/on the external drive and one on the internal drive？
There has GOT to be an easier way. iPhoto is eating my hard drive up but I'm worried about losing photos or sacrificing accessibility for storage space. Help!

revsue
See my answer to your other post.
1) I can't figure out how to differentiate between originals, thumbnails, and modified versions to know what to move (or not).
Don't differentiate. Period. Never root around in the iPhoto Library Folder - any time you do you risk damaging your library.
2) Do I have to create two different iPhoto libraries, one for/on the external drive and one on the internal drive？
Yes you do, and it's not difficult at all.
Remember: It is strongly advised that you do not move, change or in anyway alter things in the iPhoto Library Folder as this can cause the application to fail and even lead to data loss
Regards
TD

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