Photos will not delete. No longer visible in iphoto library

I've been organizing my photos by year. I realized that I had some photos in the wrong year, so I exported them as originals and imported in the new library.
I tried to delete the orignals from the old library. Wouldn't work. So I went into iPhoto and deleted them there. Now they no longer exist when I open the library in iPhoto but when I open that library in Aperture they are still visible. I can still view them at full resolution, they still have all their versions. But I can't delete them. Nothing I do will get rid of them.
Also, the projects that they were contained in were visible, but when I clicked on the project image in the viewer, the program would start stepping back through each project. I was able to delete the projects from the library tab on the left to solve that problem. What am I doing wrong? How do I find the exact files in the finder to delete them without deleting them from the new library I moved them to? Arrgghhh! Help!

Sounds like your database file has been damaged.
Try these in order - from best option on down...
1. Do you have an up-to-date back up? If so, try copy the library6.iphoto file from the back up to the iPhoto Library allowing it to overwrite the damaged file.
2. Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords back.
3. If neither of these work then you'll need to create and populate a new library.
To create and populate a new library:
Note this will give you a working library with the same Rolls and pictures as before, however, you will lose your albums, keywords, modified versions, books, calendars etc.
Move the iPhoto Library to the desktop
Launch iPhoto. It will ask if you wish to create a new Library. Say Yes.
Go into the iPhoto Library on your desktop and find the Originals folder. From the Originals folder drag the individual Roll Folders to the iPhoto Window and it will recreate them in the new library.
When you're sure all is well you can delete the iPhoto Library on your desktop.
In the future, in addition to your usual back up routine, you might like to make a copy of the library6.iPhoto file whenever you have made changes to the library as protection against database corruption.
Regards
TD

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