TC Backup - Approx 37 Meg every time

Home network cut back to basics for purposes of this question-
One MacBook Pro (10.5.4) with one 500 Gig TC, Airport Utility 7.3.2.
At a given time, say 10:49 pm TC will run and back up my MacBook Pro.
For the next hour I do absolutely nothing on my MacBook Pro - no downloads, no web access, no emails, no nothing.
At 11:49 pm TC will run - Preparing for approx 1-2 minutes, then it will backup approx 37.8 MB (every time it is between 35 MB and 38 MB), then it will Preparing for a minute or so, then it will backup approx 37.8 MB again.
I do not understand why it does the first backup and I surely have no idea why it does the second backup.
Any ideas?
A few specific questions-
Why does it back up roughly the same size every time, and then do it again?
Is there anyway to tell from the TC backed up files what was actually backed up?
Is there a way to capture the Time Machine preferences screen so that I might be able to send a "video" of it to Apple? I don't mean a one-time screen grab, I mean a 3-4 minute capture of the entire process as shown on the TM System Preferences screen.
Thank you.

Try this link: <http://www.charlessoft.com/TimeTracker.zip> it works for me. Note uppercase 'T's.
What this app does is tell you exactly which files and how big they are that were copied during each backup. Should answer your question.

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"Apple, fix this problem because you don't want to end up with tens of thousands of dead iPhones on your doorstep do you? -- if you don't already have a truckload from Japan and you might want to fix the 3G reception while your at it cause its embarrassingly terrible in 3G rich Japan."
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Hi Vidbrent,
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Apple Support: If you can't update or restore your iOS device
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1808
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nterval Since Last Panic Report: 8253 sec
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Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
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0xffffff83b07eb1d0 : 0xffffff80232444fe
0xffffff83b07eb210 : 0xffffff8023243d42
0xffffff83b07eb2f0 : 0xffffff802322463d
0xffffff83b07eb320 : 0xffffff802355ae90
0xffffff83b07eb350 : 0xffffff7fa5f34be3
0xffffff83b07eb410 : 0xffffff8023597fba
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0xffffff83b07eb5b0 : 0xffffff7fa5f5b74b
0xffffff83b07eb6d0 : 0xffffff7fa5f5ba2e
0xffffff83b07eb740 : 0xffffff7fa5f5d8de
0xffffff83b07eb860 : 0xffffff7fa5f55c35
0xffffff83b07eb900 : 0xffffff7fa5f57606
0xffffff83b07eb990 : 0xffffff80233138ee
0xffffff83b07eb9c0 : 0xffffff80232e248f
0xffffff83b07ebb00 : 0xffffff80232e8915
0xffffff83b07ebba0 : 0xffffff80232e823a
0xffffff83b07ebce0 : 0xffffff80232e7cc0
0xffffff83b07ebd50 : 0xffffff7fa5f746ab
0xffffff83b07ebda0 : 0xffffff8023311b26
0xffffff83b07ebde0 : 0xffffff80233091cf
0xffffff83b07ebe10 : 0xffffff8023308365
0xffffff83b07ebe60 : 0xffffff802354c60c
0xffffff83b07ebed0 : 0xffffff8023548c0c
0xffffff83b07ebf20 : 0xffffff802354b000
0xffffff83b07ebf50 : 0xffffff80235e16aa
0xffffff83b07ebfb0 : 0xffffff80232ce9c3
     Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
        com.apple.nke.asp_tcp(7.1)[4EFDAEBD-2C9A-3112-9B71-76F9F251299F]@0xffffff7fa5f3 1000->0xffffff7fa5f3dfff
        com.apple.filesystems.afpfs(10.0)[DD13DBB8-D221-3E34-A783-F89A7D6CB026]@0xfffff f7fa5f4f000->0xffffff7fa5fa3fff
           dependency: com.apple.security.SecureRemotePassword(1.0)[F63E4A18-4AEE-36EE-9881-0F4F437DE8 FE]@0xffffff7fa5f3e000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: diskimages-helpe
Mac OS version:
12E55
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 12.4.0: Wed May 1 17:57:12 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2050.24.15~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 896CB1E3-AB79-3DF1-B595-549DFFDF3D36
Kernel slide:     0x0000000023000000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8023200000
System model name: iMac12,2 (Mac-942B59F58194171B)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 2350416633032
last loaded kext at 600142330867: com.apple.filesystems.afpfs          10.0 (addr 0xffffff7fa5f4f000, size 348160)
last unloaded kext at 306293948736: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs          1.8.1 (addr 0xffffff7fa5f23000, size 57344)
loaded kexts:
com.apple.filesystems.afpfs          10.0
com.apple.nke.asp_tcp          7.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch          75.19
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.5d0
com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.60
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.1.4f2
com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.12.87
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          122
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.3.7fc4
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.10
com.apple.kext.AMDFramebuffer          8.1.2
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.3.7fc4
com.apple.AMDRadeonAccelerator          1.0.8
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC          1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD3000Graphics          8.1.2
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport          4.1.4f2
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.6.0
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight          170.2.5
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.1.11
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU          2.0.3d0
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB          8.1.2
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0
com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl          3.4.5
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader          3.1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          320.15
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.5.5
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache          34
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          5.5.5
com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet          3.6.1b4
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Atheros40          600.72.2
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          4.9.6
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          2.5.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          5.5.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          1.9
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          196.0.0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          4.0.39
com.apple.security.quarantine          2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          196.0.0
com.apple.security.SecureRemotePassword          1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothHIDKeyboard          170.2
com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard          170.2
com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver          4.1.4f2
com.apple.driver.AppleMultitouchDriver          235.29
com.apple.kext.triggers          1.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily          10.0.6
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.3.7fc4
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.8.9fc11
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.6
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP          2.2.5
com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily          74.5.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.11d0
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.3.7fc4
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.3.7fc4
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltEDMSink          1.1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltEDMSource          1.1.8
com.apple.kext.AMD6000Controller          8.1.2
com.apple.kext.AMDSupport          8.1.2
com.apple.iokit.AppleBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport          4.1.4f2
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert          1.0.4
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.11d0
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          86.0.4
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          4.1.4f2
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl          3.4.5
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.3.7
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.3.7
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC          3.1.4d2
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy          1.0.0
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily          5.3.0d51
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPOutAdapter          1.8.9
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter          1.8.9
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPAdapterFamily          1.8.9
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter          1.2.6
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice          3.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass          3.5.1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver          5.2.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub          5.5.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          5.2.5
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice          3.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily          1.7
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily          1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI          2.5.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily          3.5.5
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI          1.7.8
com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily          2.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          5.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController          1.0.2b1
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          530.4
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          3.0
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily          4.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.3.1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          5.6.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          1.7
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily          1.8.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1
com.apple.security.sandbox          220.3
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          7
com.apple.driver.DiskImages          345
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore          28.21
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          1.7
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.7.3
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4
com.apple.kec.corecrypto          1.0
Model: iMac12,2, BootROM IM121.0047.B1F, 4 processors, Intel Core i7, 3.4 GHz, 32 GB, SMC 1.72f2
Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6970M, AMD Radeon HD 6970M, PCIe, 2048 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 8 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x85F7, 0x483634314755363746393333334700000000
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 8 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x85F7, 0x483634314755363746393333334700000000
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM1, 8 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x85F7, 0x483634314755363746393333334700000000
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM1, 8 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x85F7, 0x483634314755363746393333334700000000
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x168C, 0x9A), Atheros 9380: 4.0.72.0-P2P
Bluetooth: Version 4.1.4f2 12041, 2 service, 18 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Ethernet, Ethernet, en0
Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HDS722020ALA330, 2 TB
Serial ATA Device: APPLE SSD TS256C, 251 GB
Serial ATA Device: OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5690H
USB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in), apple_vendor_id, 0x850b, 0xfa200000 / 3
USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfa100000 / 2
USB Device: hp LaserJet 1300, 0x03f0 (Hewlett Packard), 0x1017, 0xfa130000 / 5
USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 4
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x8215, 0xfa111000 / 6
USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd100000 / 2
USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0xfd120000 / 4
USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, apple_vendor_id, 0x8403, 0xfd110000 / 3

You hsve a fault in a memory stick or (less likely) in some other internal component. You also have a corrupt boot volume, which may or may not be due to the same hardware fault.
Remove the memory upgrade and reinstall the original RAM.
Then, to repeat, back up all data to a USB or FireWire hard drive, not to the Time Capsule.
You're going to have to erase the internal hard drive, which means that you need at least two backups of everything on it. One backup is not enough. You can try again to back up to the TC after replacing the RAM. If it still doesn't work, you'll need a second USB or FireWire drive to back up to.
Boot into Recovery mode, launch Disk Utility, and erase the startup volume. This operation will destroy all data on the volume, so you had be better be sure of your backups. Quit Disk Utility and install OS X. If your Mac was upgraded from an older version of OS X, you’ll need the Apple ID and password you used to upgrade, so make a note of those before you begin.
When you reboot, you'll be prompted to go through the initial setup process. That’s when you transfer the data from one of your backups. For a walkthrough, see here:
Using Setup Assistant
Don't transfer the Guest account, if it was enabled on the old system.
If you installed the Java runtime distributed by Apple and still need it, you'll have to reinstall it.

TC Backup - Approx 37 Meg every time

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