Backing up more than usual

I have noticed that my Time Machine has been backing up a lot more than normal, instead of hourly it is more like every 15 minutes it is backing up 34 - 40 MB.
Is this a sign that something is wrong?

Hi, and welcome to the forums.
Are you sure it's backing-up move often than hourly, or is something wrong and the hourly backups are taking 45 minutes or so?
The backups should start hourly.
To figure out just what's going on, see #A1 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of this forum), for a way to extract the messages from your logs so you can see the details.
Also see #D4 there; it shows how to determine what's being backed-up, and lists some of the common things that can cause extra-large backups.
If neither of those helps, see #D2 there, for possible causes and fixes of unusually slow backups.
Post back with a copy of the messages, or details of items being backed-up, if you need more help.

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