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Q: Libraries vs system files

I am a new mac user just switching over from years of windows.  I have a question with regard to the "Library" system that is used by Iphoto and Itunes on the mac.  With windows if I wanted to see an individual file, I would use explorer and find the file in an individual folder.  When I use the "Finder" on the mac to look through my photos, for example, I still see all of my old windows style files that I imported from my old computer, however I also see a single icon titled Iphoto library.  This file is roughly equal to the size of all of the system files combined.  My question is do I have duplicates saved on the mac?  Do I need the windows style files on the mac at all or is everything managed through iphoto.  Can I delete everything but the Iphoto library icon?  Same questions as to the Itunes library.  Any help would be appreicated. 

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Posted on Feb 23, 2012 4:38 PM

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