Time machine issue: always full backup after upgrade to Mavericks

I just upgraded to OS X Mavericks - since then, each Time Machine backup is a full back (Instead of just backing up the differential between backups) - I couldnt find the answer on the web, pls help! Thanks

Claude Crider wrote:
You say you think indexing is now done. Is that because everything else seems to be working with no delays?
Because you said "The CPUs stayed maxed and machine hot for about 3 more hours." That sound like it was done indexing your internal HD.
To be sure, look at the Spotlight index at the right of your menubar.  If it has a tiny dot inside it, it's indexing something.  Click it to see what.  If not, it's caught up.
Oddly, the indexing of your backups may or may not appear there.
And when you say leave it for awhile, are you thinking more like 4 hours? or more like maybe 20 hours?
It depends on how large your backups are, and how you're connected.  Ethernet will be faster than WiFI, of course, but will still take a while.  The indexing may be done at the beginning of the backup, during it, or after it seems to be done (if the backup says it's done, but it doesn't eject the Time Machine Backups disk image, it's probably still being indexed).
I'd guess a few hours, again depending on how large your backups are.
At what point should I give up on it?
When you run out of patience?

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