Time Machine Copying all files again after a restore

i recently achieved a successful restore of my computer and now i am wishing to back up my computer again (after installing bootcamp) but time machine keeps trying to backup all my files
my computers name is still the same and when i force a backup the inprocess icon comes up in my external drive(where it should be) but then says there isnt enough space. it also seems to want to back more information then i have on my original hard drive?it also deleted my earlier backups without consent
any help would be greatly appreciated

I would imagine that reformatting the hard drive would remove the event logs that Time Machine uses to determine what has changed since the last backup and so it would be likely to fully backup from scratch. You should be able to view previous backups using the Browse Other Time Machine Volumes menu item in Time Machine given that your computer name is unchanged.

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