Can't Backup Even Though Lots of Space

I'm trying to do the initial setup of TM on my new MacPro but it keeps telling me "This backup is too large for the backup volume..." I have excluded numerous folders in TM preferences. The total included size to backup is 133GB (as calculated by TM in its preferences dialog) and I'm trying to backup to a brand new external USB drive with 465GB free. However, each time the backup tries to run it says "The backup requires 466.0GB but only 465.3GB are available."
What gives?
David Salahi

exactly the same problem that I am facing.
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