Organizing Iphoto 09 - Originals/Modified/deleted pictures

Question

I 'd like to know a few things about Iphoto 09
1.) When I delete a picture, specifically, out of the events portion of iPhoto, it goes right to the trash, right? Now, to delete it completely, I would have to go to the trash, and right click the icon to empty trash.
Now, is this how I would delete a picture from iPhoto? (Permanently?)
What if I just want to delete one picture forever?
2.) When I modify my pictures, it creates another picture different from the original. How do I set it up to automatically delete the original, and keep the newer one?
3.) How to I set up iphoto to import y camera photos to a folder, or how do I make iPhoto create a new folder, and put the pictures in there? (NOT in the iPhoto Library!)
4.) When iphoto imports photos, does it put the photos into the "original" folder? Should I delete this folder to save space?

Answer 1

1.) When I delete a picture, specifically, out of the events portion of iPhoto, it goes right to the trash, right? Now, to delete it completely, I would have to go to the trash, and right click the icon to empty trash.
It goes to the iPhoto trash
Now, is this how I would delete a picture from iPhoto? (Permanently?)
What if I just want to delete one picture forever?
Drag it to the iPhoto trash in the source pane on the left and empty the iPhoto trash - iPhoto menu ==> empty trash
2.) When I modify my pictures, it creates another picture different from the original. How do I set it up to automatically delete the original, and keep the newer one?
You can not - one key feature of iPhoto is that it always maintains the original - the digital negative - and you can alway go back to it
Having the digital negative is also a critical part of iPhoto 's non-destructive editing
3.) How to I set up iphoto to import y camera photos to a folder, or how do I make iPhoto create a new folder, and put the pictures in there? (NOT in the iPhoto Library!)
Don't use iPhoto - use image capture (in your applications folder) to move your photos to the desired folder -- or use the finder if your camera mounts to the desktop -- or use a USB card reader
4.) When iphoto imports photos, does it put the photos into the "original" folder?
Yes - yes if you are using the default (and highly recommended) managed library
Should I delete this folder to save space?
No if you do (or if you make any modifications to the content or structure of the iPhoto library) you will corrupt your library and have to start over
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