IPhoto Yosemite Double photo libraries

Hi there,
In the apple support article concerning the advanced settings within iPhoto '11 Apple explaines: "if you uncheck this marker (the marker in front of the option "Import") iPhoto will use threads to these files"
I tried this but it seems not to be working.
I have a photo library of app 80 G filled with both jpeg and NEF files. Before importing my photo's I unchecked the marker for importing photo's, so it is to be expected that iPhoto uses threads to the original files. But to my surprise the iPhoto Librbary is approx 22 G and my Aperture library is approx 55 G. It seems to me that I now have double libraries. (the original and the iPhoto/Aperture).
Anyone know how to solve this?
Furthermore, why is my Aperture library growing when importing files into iPhoto?
I really hope you can help me figure this out.

It is simple if you do not work at making it complex
Be sure you have the latest version of iPhoto and of Aperture  - since  you do not tell us what OS you have we can not help here - for Yosemite it is iPhoto 9.6 and Aperture 3.6
Create a new library using either program - if you are sure that you have all of you photos outside of the existing library then you can trash it - although I o=wouodl probably not empty the trash until you complete your imports and have at least one good backup
Be sure that imported items are being copied to the library (In iPhoto the preference to copy imported items to the iPhoto library is chekcked)
import your RAW photo  into either program and delete the source photos - do NOT import multiple copies of he same photo (like a RAW and a JPEG for example - only the RAW or if there is no RAW then only the JPEG)
Once you have done this you can access all photos using either program - all photos will have the original safely in the library and a preview JPEG and a thumbnail
I have no idea what you have been doing but your descriptions above make no sense at all and your conclusions are incorrect
It is very simple and if you follow the simple steps outlined above you will have no problems
As a side note there is never any reason to mucking around inside of either an iPhoto library or an aperture library - it is not designed for you to use - it is only designed for the SQLite database applications (iPhoto and aperture) to access - stay out of it - you can only mess things up by mucking around inside the library
LN

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