Why is iPhoto suddenly in my Trash basket?

Why does iPhoto suddenly appear in my Trash basket, and how do I get it out?

As far as I can see, it did "jump in there all by itself". That is why I am asking the question.
I dragged it back to the application folder, so now I have an iPhoto with an icon in the application folder, and an iPhoto folder also in the applications folder.

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Carl:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. There is a lot of overhead in the iPhoto Library folder. iPhoto only reports the cumulative size of the original files or those files you've selected. When a disk is burned via the Share->Burn Disk menu option the thumbnail and Modified files are burned along with the Original files and the various database files. That adds up considerably. The true size of your library can be obtained via the Finder.
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(On 10.7: Hold the option (or alt) key while clicking on the Go menu in Finder to access the User Library)
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I have just about stopped using iPhoto (mostly use Lightroom now), and so have been deleting all of the "events" I'd stored there over the past year in order to free up some disk space on my MacBook HDD.
When I started, I had about 25GB in my iPhoto library (according to "Get Info"). I then proceeded to delete all but a few hundred MB of events and photos using the "Move to Trash" function in the "Photos" menu. When I was done I emptied the trash. Don't worry, all the photos are stored on another computer.
So how come my iPhoto Library says it's still using up 20+GB? Is there some default value in iPhoto that accounts for that?
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-PS

How have you been deleting the photos from iPhoto? Are you emptying the iPhoto Trash bin via the iPhoto->Empty Trash menu option? What does the finder say the library's size is? It will be larger than what iPhoto reports since iPhoto only lists the Original files.
If you never use iPhoto then do delete it, after exporting the files to folders so you don't lose them. There is a lot of overhead in a library, thumbnail files, database files, etc. You must have another application that you use for digital asset management so you can use iPhoto just for those special jobs that only iPhoto can do, books, calendars, etc. I use iView MediaPro/Expression Media as my DAM application and create libraries for those special projects like books. When I'm done with a book and have ordered it, I burn the library to a DVD via the Finder to archive the book in case I may want to order another copy at some time in the future. After burning to disk I delete the library.
iPhoto may be not for everyone. But don't go deleting it before saving the photos that are still in it.
NOTE: Lightroom and iPhoto do not play well together with iPhoto getting the short end of the stick. Making edits with lightroom or adding metadata with it and writing to the files can cause those files to be iPhoto incompatible.
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Okay, so this is a little tricky, since the terminology you are using is conflicting, so let's see what's going on...
1) From your wording, it seems that you trashed the iPhoto LIBRARY, not the Application itself...if this is the case, you're going to have to figure out where your iPhoto library originally existed, before you trashed it (WHY DID YOU TRASH YOUR IPHOTO LIBRARY, by the way?). You can use Google, but I know for me, personally, I moved my iPhoto library from where it originally was created.
2) Another thing that you can do, is to hold the "Alt/Option" key down as you're opening iPhoto. This will allow you to choose an iPhoto library. Browse to the one that you pulled out of the trash, and this HOPEFULLY should repair it.
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The trouble is, after moving images to folders/hard drives I subsequently delete them from iphoto to keep my macbook airs HDD with some space.
means you are losing quality, metadata and the version of control. If you don't want these why use iPhoto at all?
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4. Test the library and when you're sure all is well, trash the one on your internal HD to free up space.
Regards
TD

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