Time machine: I am backing up 130 gigs but on the External HD it shows 13

The initial backup with time machine says I am backing up 130 gigs but then it stops at 13 gigs and thinks its done. Is it just really compressed? The volume of the mac hard drive doesnt match the backup volume. Any suggestions?

Yes I'd recommend going to the Time Machine forum and first reading TM FAQ's and TM Troubleshooting. You can find those at:
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1342
Because TM is part of OS X you need to look in the Snow Leopard forums. Not that intuitive I know but it's the best way to keep it organized.
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