If I Import My Photos Then Delete, Are My Originals Gone?

I just opened digikam, imported my huge photo library then realized I didn’t want it where it was putting it so I delete it. Are my original photos gone now too?

How did you delete the images? If done through Digikam, they are in the trash bin in Digikam, and are possible to retrieve.

When I set up, I just told digikam where the originals are, and where the DB should be. It did not move the originals.