Time machine backup disk full, won't backup

My backup disk recently filled up. Now I get a message saying:
"Time Machine couldn’t complete the backup to "Backup disk."  The backup disk ran out of space unexpectedly. Time Machine will try to make more space available by removing expired backups during the next scheduled backup."
When I then manually click on "Back up now", it runs fine. But then an hour later the same thing happens.
I thought that with a full backup disk, Time machine is supposed to automatically make space by dumping the oldest backup... Right????
My backup disk is 2TB, it is backing up a 750GB internal disk plus an external disk with about 250GB on it.
Thanks!
Dan

10/22/12 12:51:25.611 AM com.apple.backupd[248]: Starting manual backup
10/22/12 12:51:25.722 AM sandboxd[273]: ([272]) mdworker(272) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
10/22/12 12:51:25.728 AM sandboxd[273]: ([271]) mdworker(271) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
10/22/12 12:51:25.861 AM com.apple.backupd[248]: Backing up to: /Volumes/Backup/Backups.backupdb
10/22/12 12:51:33.251 AM com.apple.backupd[248]: Using file event preflight for Macintosh HD
10/22/12 12:52:47.310 AM com.apple.backupd[248]: Will copy (1.16 GB) from Macintosh HD
10/22/12 12:52:48.436 AM com.apple.backupd[248]: Using file event preflight for WD Passport drive
10/22/12 12:52:48.437 AM com.apple.backupd[248]: Will copy (6 KB) from WD Passport drive
10/22/12 12:52:48.439 AM com.apple.backupd[248]: Found 3606 files (1.16 GB) needing backup
10/22/12 12:52:48.496 AM com.apple.backupd[248]: 3.62 GB required (including padding), 29.11 GB available
10/22/12 12:52:53.408 AM mdworker[282]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
10/22/12 12:52:53.638 AM mdworker[283]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
10/22/12 12:52:53.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(284) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
10/22/12 12:52:54.113 AM sandboxd[284]: ([282]) mdworker(282) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
10/22/12 12:52:54.119 AM sandboxd[284]: ([283]) mdworker(283) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
10/22/12 12:54:56.497 AM mdworker[298]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
10/22/12 12:54:56.715 AM mdworker[297]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
10/22/12 12:54:56.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(299) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
10/22/12 12:54:57.043 AM sandboxd[299]: ([298]) mdworker(298) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
10/22/12 12:54:57.108 AM sandboxd[299]: ([297]) mdworker(297) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
10/22/12 12:59:12.299 AM mdworker[318]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
10/22/12 12:59:12.524 AM mdworker[317]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
10/22/12 12:59:12.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(319) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
10/22/12 12:59:14.647 AM sandboxd[319]: ([318]) mdworker(318) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
10/22/12 12:59:14.677 AM sandboxd[319]: ([317]) mdworker(317) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
10/22/12 1:02:43.439 AM CVMServer[118]: Check-in to the service com.apple.cvmsCompAgent_x86_64 failed. This is likely because you have either unloaded the job or the MachService has the ResetAtClose attribute specified in the launchd.plist. If present, this attribute should be removed.
10/22/12 1:02:47.655 AM CVMServer[118]: Check-in to the service com.apple.cvmsCompAgent_x86_64 failed. This is likely because you have either unloaded the job or the MachService has the ResetAtClose attribute specified in the launchd.plist. If present, this attribute should be removed.
10/22/12 1:02:57.453 AM PluginProcess[347]: Error loading /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/DVCPROHDAudio.plugin/Contents/MacOS/DVCPROHDAudio:  dlopen(/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/DVCPROHDAudio.plugin/Contents/MacOS/DVCPROHD Audio, 262): no suitable image found.  Did find:
          /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/DVCPROHDAudio.plugin/Contents/MacOS/DVCPROHDAu dio: no matching architecture in universal wrapper
10/22/12 1:02:57.454 AM PluginProcess[347]: Cannot find function pointer NewPlugIn for factory C5A4CE5B-0BB8-11D8-9D75-0003939615B6 in CFBundle/CFPlugIn 0x7fada9c31ab0 </Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/DVCPROHDAudio.plugin> (bundle, not loaded)
10/22/12 1:02:58.847 AM WebProcess[337]: objc[337]: Object 0x7f9d8bc1c8e0 of class NSUserDefaults autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking - break on objc_autoreleaseNoPool() to debug
10/22/12 1:03:28.573 AM mdworker[353]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
10/22/12 1:03:28.735 AM sandboxd[355]: ([353]) mdworker(353) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
10/22/12 1:03:28.769 AM mdworker[352]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
10/22/12 1:03:28.787 AM sandboxd[355]: ([352]) mdworker(352) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
10/22/12 1:03:29.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(355) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
10/22/12 1:03:33.011 AM PluginProcess[360]: Error loading /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/DVCPROHDAudio.plugin/Contents/MacOS/DVCPROHDAudio:  dlopen(/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/DVCPROHDAudio.plugin/Contents/MacOS/DVCPROHD Audio, 262): no suitable image found.  Did find:
          /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/DVCPROHDAudio.plugin/Contents/MacOS/DVCPROHDAu dio: no matching architecture in universal wrapper
10/22/12 1:03:33.012 AM PluginProcess[360]: Cannot find function pointer NewPlugIn for factory C5A4CE5B-0BB8-11D8-9D75-0003939615B6 in CFBundle/CFPlugIn 0x7fd77a8283f0 </Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/DVCPROHDAudio.plugin> (bundle, not loaded)
10/22/12 1:03:52.662 AM coreservicesd[63]: Can't change an application into stopped state for app App:"Console" [ 0x0/0x4004]  @ 0x0x7fbc6a43a2e0 because it's already been started.
10/22/12 1:03:52.776 AM WindowServer[98]: kCGErrorNotImplemented: receive_notification: CPXSetEventFilter failed
10/22/12 1:08:10.762 AM mdworker[377]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
10/22/12 1:08:10.763 AM mdworker[376]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
10/22/12 1:08:11.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(378) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
10/22/12 1:08:11.661 AM sandboxd[378]: ([376]) mdworker(376) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
10/22/12 1:08:11.680 AM sandboxd[378]: ([377]) mdworker(377) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
10/22/12 1:09:19.000 AM kernel[0]: (default pager): [KERNEL]: ps_allocate_cluster - send HI_WAT_ALERT
10/22/12 1:09:19.000 AM kernel[0]: macx_swapon SUCCESS
10/22/12 1:15:09.167 AM SystemUIServer[180]: *** WARNING: -[NSImage compositeToPoint:operation:fraction:] is deprecated in MacOSX 10.8 and later. Please use -[NSImage drawAtPoint:fromRect:operation:fraction:] instead.
10/22/12 1:15:09.167 AM SystemUIServer[180]: *** WARNING: -[NSImage compositeToPoint:fromRect:operation:fraction:] is deprecated in MacOSX 10.8 and later. Please use -[NSImage drawAtPoint:fromRect:operation:fraction:] instead.
10/22/12 1:15:44.503 AM com.apple.backupd[248]: Cancellation timed out - exiting
10/22/12 1:16:16.019 AM mdworker[403]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
10/22/12 1:16:16.022 AM mdworker[404]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
10/22/12 1:16:16.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(405) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
10/22/12 1:16:16.990 AM sandboxd[405]: ([403]) mdworker(403) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
10/22/12 1:16:17.010 AM sandboxd[405]: ([404]) mdworker(404) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
10/22/12 1:18:14.578 AM quicklookd[414]: [QL] Can't get plugin bundle info at file://localhost/Applications/Keynote.app/Contents/Library/QuickLook/iWork.qlge nerator/

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