Trouble importing/syncing photos into iTunes

I have a brand new video ipod and when I went to import/sync the photos on my hard drive to it I accidentally (but successfully) imported the entire iPhoto library (3000 photos - more than I need on the pod).
So, to correct the mistake I went back today to try and sync ONLY the folder/library subset (as opposed to all of the photos) I wanted from iPhoto, but now it won't let me do anything - all options are greyed out....and no photos are on my iPod. I am pretty savvy but i can't figure out what happened. I get an error message saying that my iPod can't by synced due to an unknown error..(everything else is sync-ing)
Also - where on my hard drive should all iPhoto images be kept so that nothing goes wrong...I keep some photos in a differently named folder on my hard drive - maybe that is part of the problem...? How would I start over to make it work properly (having learned my lesson ?
thanks - tracy

Tracy,
All of your iPhoto photos should be located in your
~/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals
The above is only true if you have the iPhoto Preferences set to copy files to iPhoto Library under the advanced tab. When this is checked, all of your photos, no matter where they are, will be "copied" into the iPhoto Library folder. This will give you duplicates if you already have your own library somewhere else, but this will also give you a backup....
I don't think any of us want to loose any of our photos from any of our trips or whatever... I suggest backing your photos up on a DVD or external hard drive for safe keeping.
To start over, remove the files from your iPhoto Library. Don't throw the "Originals" folder away just in case you don't have copies until you are all done and make sure you have all your photos.

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