Error backing up a catalog: "low on disc space"

I have problem backing up my catalog in Photoshop Elements 11. I have a new computer and want to move my Potoshop catalog to this one. But when trying to back up on the existing PC, it first says «Please wait while Elements Organizer prepares for backup...». Then after a while I get the following error message: «Your system is low on disc space, and Elements Organizer cannot perform this operation. Try removing some files to free up disk space.»
In trying to back up to a directory on a USB-drive with 847 GB free space. Photoshop says that it will back up «Size: 143 041,10 MB» so there should be plenty of free space. I have no problem copying files to this drive so it is accessible.
Photoshop is installed on the C-drive (18,4 GB free), while my picture files are stored either on C:, on E: (46,6 GB free) or on I: (1,76 GB free).
Any suggestion for how to solve this?
Info regarding my system from Photoshop «System Info» in «Help»:
Elements Organizer 11.0.0.0
Core Version: 11.0 (20120830.r.32025)
Language Version: 11.0 (20120830.r.32025)
Current Catalog:
Catalog Name: Arild PE v6
Catalog Location: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Adobe\Elements Organizer\Catalogs\Arild PE v6\
Catalog Size: 71,5MB
Catalog Cache Size: 945,9MB
System:
Operating System Name: XP
Operating System Version: 5.1 Service Pack 3
System Architecture: Intel CPU Family:6 Model:15 Stepping:6 with MMX, SSE Integer, SSE FP
Built-in Memory: 3,5GB
Free Memory: 2,3GB
Important Drivers / Plug-ins / Libraries:
Microsoft DirectX Version: 9.0
Apple QuickTime Version: 7.70
Adobe Reader Version: 11.0
Adobe Acrobat Version: Not installed

Hi
I'm getting this same issue/ Also Elements 11. Backup was fine a month ago. Just wondering if you found a way to solve this.
I can do an incremental backup just fine but I want to do a full backup, Trying to get this to work to migrate to new laptop in a week or two's time.
I've tried all tips ago, incl re-indexing (which has helped organizer performance significantly)
My Catalog size to be backed up is 418GB (some of my catalog is on C: drive, but most of my videos in the catalog are stored on H: drive)
I have 865GB free on H: dirve, my target disk
I have 93GB of 451GB free on C: drive
System info below.
Many thanks for any advice
Stephen
Elements Organizer 11.0.0.0
Core Version: 11.0 (20120830.r.32025)
Language Version: 11.0 (20120830.r.32025)
Current Catalog:
Catalog Name: My Catalog
Catalog Location: C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Elements Organizer\Catalogs\My Catalog\
Catalog Size: 124.4MB
Catalog Cache Size: 3.6GB
System:
Operating System Name: Windows 7
Operating System Version: 6.1 Service Pack 1
System Architecture: Intel CPU Family:6 Model:14 Stepping:5 with MMX, SSE Integer, SSE FP
Built-in Memory: 3.9GB
Free Memory: 917.8MB
Important Drivers / Plug-ins / Libraries:
Microsoft DirectX Version: 9.0
Apple QuickTime Version: 7.75
Adobe Reader Version: 10.1
Adobe Acrobat Version: Not installed
CD and DVD drives:
D: (HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW BUS: 2 ID: 2 Firmware: GA31N)

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