Is the library in iPhoto renamed?

1)is the library renamed in iphoto..can not find it
2)and if there are duplicates in other places is there a find duplicate command as in contacts?
3) am i correct that same pix resides in the library & in albums if so directed
therefore two of the same exist on the mac
4) do you always want to keep them in the library..(if i ever find it.).if they are backed up elsewhere? is it        necessary

1)is the library renamed in iphoto..can not find it
Please explain - unless you have "renamed" the iPhoto library it has not been renamed. What exactly are you trying to do?
2)and if there are duplicates in other places is there a find duplicate command as in contacts?
There is no find duplicates command - again what exactly are you trying to do?
3) am i correct that same pix resides in the library & in albums if so directed
therefore two of the same exist on the mac
No - albums are just pointers to photos in the library - no matter how many albums you add it to there is only one photo
4) do you always want to keep them in the library..(if i ever find it.).if they are backed up elsewhere? is it        necessary
If "them " is the photos then yes it is strongly recommended that you keep them in the library  - and is a backup necessary - yes if you value your photos - - if you do not have a backup you will lose all of your photos  a(and other files) someday - hardware, sortware and humans fail and a good backup is your portection against these failures
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