Modified and Originals folders in iPhoto

As I understand it, once a picture is in iphoto, if it has to be rotated, which iPhoto does automatically, the rotated picture is stored in the Modified folder. The 'unrotated' picture is in the Originals folder. How do I go about erasing all the ones in the Originals folder without having to go in one by one, because it is taking up approximately 3.8 GB of space?

flaquitonice:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. I'd be very careful using iPhoto Diet. Just tried the remove unrotated originals option and it did what it said. It copied the rotated files into the originals folder replacing the unrotated versions. But the roll was removed from the library. I did a rebuild of the library selecting all of the options. That did not bring those files back into the library.
Here's how I would do that. But, be sure to make a backup copy of the iPhoto Library folder beforehand. If you have a number of regular edited modified files in the library you'll have to be able to separate them from the auto-rotated modified files. One way would be to do a global Revert to Original in the library and then wait a minute. The auto-rotated files will get recreated. Then try the following:
1 - copy the Modified folder to the Desktop
2 - open the Originals folder in the Finder
3 - move the contents of each Modified subfolder into the corresponding subfolder in the Originals folder, replacing the files.
4 - launch iPhoto and do another global Revert to Original.
This process places the modified version in both the Originals and Modified folders. The revert to original then removes the copy in the Modified folder leaving the copy in the Originals folder (which also is the modified copy).
iPhoto Diet went as far as Step 3 but removed the folder containing my test files entirely. So I don't recommend you using it for this purpose.
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. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

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