Keywords from iPhoto

I couuld not locate a clear answer in the archives even though I suspect it is there.
I transferred my major library from iPhoto to Aperture. No problems.
In the keyword file, all the keywords that I use are under an iPhoto triangle, and when clicked, do show with the number of images used for each..
There are also a great many other keywords showing which are possibly keywords I had once assigned or the names of "rolls" from old versions of iPhoto, as well as many which Aperture assigned (Stock, Weddings). I do not use these. There are no amounts assigned to these. Are these used for anything other than old Keywords? May I discard without having future problems?
There are also "iPhoto Converted" and "iPhoto Edited" which I understand, but do not need to keep as a Keyword. Can I discard?
Thank you
asuch

Wes:
Did you copy your iPhoto 6 library over to the new computer, put in the Pictures folder and then launched iPhoto 08 so it would open and convert the library? If not then that's why you didn't retain the keywords. If you imported the V6 library or just the Originals folder into the new V8 library you would not retain keywords, comments, titles, or ratings. All that might be the same would be the rolls/events.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've written an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 08 libraries. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

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