PSE9:Housecleaning "MyPictures" of duplicate Folders & Files

Hello!
I am currently running WinXPro and have just upgraded to PSE9 days ago. Problem; The XP, " My Pictures" folder is bloated with several thousand duplicate or saved/copies of files/folders that were placed there for safe keeping, salvaged from HD and program crashes over the past year, etc.etc. I have managed to reconstruct and "Reconnect" my image files in My Catalog/Organizer/PSE9 to my satisfaction. In the process I deleted several thousand of those redundant images in Organizer/My Catalog, which is now trimmed down and working well.
However, I did NOT "delete from the hard disk also" these files when I was housecleaning in the Organizer. I now realize that the " My Pictures " folder still has thousands of these redundant multiple duplicates that are still just sitting there, waiting to cause me grief again in the future.
Is there any SAFE way that I can houseclean (edit) the "MyPictures" folder in XPro of these redundant/deplicate/copies that PSE9 is not connected to and without causing a meltdown in Organizer ?
Thanx in advance.
Steve

A worthy idea!
So, I already have a current BackUp Catalog of PSE9 on an internal separate E:drive (plus a BackUp copy of C:MyPictures on E also). If I remove (empty) all of MyPictures in C:drive to an E:drive folder and then do a restore Catalog to the original location, this will replace ALL of the image files back to C:MyPictures that only PSE9 is connected to.
Mmmmmmmmmm ......... sounds too easy!!!
Thank you....... Steve
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