IPhoto Library package changes

Time Machine looks for files that have changed since the last backup. Since the iPhoto Library file is a package, does adding, deleting, renaming or editing a single photo result in Time Machine creating a backup of the complete package or just the files and folders within the package that changed? Or does the package just act like a folder?

Just the changes.
When you update an application (also a package), only the changes are backed-up.
Do note, however, that if iPhoto is open when a backup is running, the changes may not get backed-up: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4116
It will "catch up" on the next backup when iPhoto isn't open.

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    Thanks for the info on DiskInventoryX. Unfortunately it cannot look inside of the iPhoto Library Package, so I guess I need to keep looking into the true format of a package... Is a package similar to a tgz file?
    It is unfortunate that the Mac doesn't automatically list the size of the contents of folders in the finder. Having that information listed in the finder would be very beneficial...
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  • Cleaning up iPhoto Library "package"

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  • IPhoto Library package deleted

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  • Pictures missing, but are inside iphoto library package

    I have all my photo's on an external drive. My pictures where imported and showing up in iphoto, but it crashed and now some photo's are missing. Using finder I can see them, but they don't show. What can I do to make them show up. I tried a repair but that didn't seem to work.
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