Time Machine backup not a large as amount of space used on harddrive

I just bought a new iMAC and Time Capsule and completed my first backup. In Disk Utility it shows that there is 151 GB of space used on the hard drive. The space used on the Time Capsule is 131 GB. I searched this topic and can't find it addressed before. Did Time Capsule not back up all the Hard Drive?
Thanks,
Carl

Pondini,
Thank you for your prompt response. My hard drive and Time Capsule drive both show that 150 GB are used so I guess that is settled. When the Time Capsule changed I don't know. In regard to the Time Machine Buddy, I followed the instructions. To copy I pressed the C key, the M key, and the D key then pressed the C key again. It works a lot better to use the CMD key C approach.
Starting standard backup July 23, 7:01
Mounted network destination using URL: afp://Carl%20M.%20Sutherland%20II,%[email protected] ocal/Carl%20M.%20Sutherland%20II,%20MD'
Backup destination mounted at path: /Volumes/Carl M. Sutherland II, MD'
Disk image /Volumes/Carl M. Sutherland II, MD'/Carl M. Sutherland II, MD’s Computer_00254bb234c8.sparsebundle mounted at: /Volumes/Backup of Carl M. Sutherland II, MD’s Computer
Backing up to: /Volumes/Backup of Carl M. Sutherland II, MD’s Computer/Backups.backupdb
Node requires deep traversal:/Users/carlmsutherlandiimd/Pictures/iPhoto 5 Library reason:kFSEDBEventFlagMustScanSubDirs|kFSEDBEventFlagReasonMissedReservation|
No pre-backup thinning needed: 245.6 MB requested (including padding), 314.67 GB available
Copied 1005 files (28 KB) from volume Macintosh HD.
No pre-backup thinning needed: 229.8 MB requested (including padding), 314.67 GB available
Copied 472 files (33 bytes) from volume Macintosh HD.
Starting post-backup thinning
No post-back up thinning needed: no expired backups exist
Backup completed successfully.
Ejected Time Machine disk image.
Ejected Time Machine network volume.
July 21
Starting standard backup
FSMountServerVolumeSync failed with error: -36 for url: afp://Carl%20M.%20Sutherland%20II,%[email protected] ocal/Carl%20M.%20Sutherland%20II,%20MD'
Backup failed with error: 19
July 23 8:32 with note Backup Unknown
Mounted network destination using URL: afp://Carl%20M.%20Sutherland%20II,%[email protected] ocal/Carl%20M.%20Sutherland%20II,%20MD'
Backup destination mounted at path: /Volumes/Carl M. Sutherland II, MD'
Disk image /Volumes/Carl M. Sutherland II, MD'/Carl M. Sutherland II, MD’s Computer_00254bb234c8.sparsebundle mounted at: /Volumes/Backup of Carl M. Sutherland II, MD’s Computer
July 23, 8:09
Starting standard backup
FSMountServerVolumeSync failed with error: -36 for url: afp://Carl%20M.%20Sutherland%20II,%[email protected] ocal/Carl%20M.%20Sutherland%20II,%20MD'
Backup failed with error: 19
I look forward to your further suggestions and appreciate the detail you give.
Carl

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