Why do I have so many folders??

I just opened iphoto and I have:
1. albumdata.xml
2. iphoto.ipspot
3. iphotolock.data
4. library.data
5. ipod photo cache
6. library.iphoto
7.library6.iphoto
8. thumb32segment.data
9. thumb64segment.data
10. thurmbjpgsegment.data
11. dir.data
12. modified
13. data
14. originals
My question is...
1. why so many?
2. which ones do i need to keep
3. what are their functions/ or is there a webpage i can view that will tell me what each folder is for?
I greatly appreciate any help you may offer.

1. why so many?
iPhoto was designed that way.
2. which ones do i need to keep?
All of them.
3. what are their functions/ or is there a webpage i can view that will tell me what each folder is for?
Who cares? Your only option is to stop using iPhoto!
Think of this as the contents under the hood of your car. Do you know the function of each and every item? Do you believe that you can remove some of those items and that your car will continue to operate properly?
I will warn you that, if you use the finder to open up the library folder and muck with the internals, you are inviting bleeding ulcers.

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