How do I add events from my iphoto library to my current iphoto backup on my external drive?

I have backed up 80% of my current iphoto library to my external drive and continually adding to the mac hard drive with all my new photos.  Is there an easy way of updating my backup library event by event, like an overflow?  I like to keep 2-3 months of my photos for editing and mailing but need to find a way of moving older ones to my existing backup.

Make sure the drive is formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
1. Quit iPhoto
2. Copy the iPhoto Library from your Pictures Folder to the External Disk.
Now you have two full versions of the Library.
3. On the Internal library, trash the Events you don't want there
Now you have a full copy of the Library on the External and a smaller subset on the Internal
Some Notes:
As a general rule: when deleting photos do them in batches of about 100 at a time. iPhoto can baulk at trashing large numbers at one go.
You can choose which Library to open: Hold down the option (or alt) key key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Choose Library'
You can keep the Library on the external updated with new imports using iPhoto Library Manager
However:
You do not have a back up of your Library. Let me say that again. You have no back up.
What you have are two libraries, one on your internal disk and one on the external, and they have some material in common.
If the external is damaged then your library is toast. The vast bulk of your photos will be gone. You need a second disk to back up the first. Remember a back up is a copy, on another disk, of the data. At this time you have no copy.
Regards
TD

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