Just time machine'd, but I don't know if it worked correctly.
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Time Machine uses a rather unusual and complex file structure; the size of a folder in it's backups is essentially meaningless.
And be very careful *not to move, change, or delete anything in your backups via the Finder.*
Do a +Get Info+ on the TM drive and see what it says for +Space Used.+ That should show your 119 gb (and be slightly less than the amount on your internal HD, unless you'd excluded things.
Also, open a Finder window set to your computer name, or your internal HD name, then click the TM icon in your dock. In the "Star Wars" display, you should see a "cascade" of Finder windows, the first (lowest) of which is labelled +Today (Now)+ and represents, of course, the current contents of your system. If you've done one backup, you should be able to click on the folder in back of the Today folder (or select the data/time in the Timelight at the right) and see the contents of your system as of the time of the backup. You can navigate there just as in a normal Finder window.
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