What is my time capsule constantly backing up and how do I stop it?

Even when I have made no changes to documents and added nothing new to my computer, my time capsule still backs up 5-7 MB each hourly backup. This slows down my internet while it is backing up.
What is it backing up? My internet history??? Is there a way to prevent whatever this is from being backed up (while still keeping the automatic backups)?
Thanks.

Suggest that you download TimeTracker to reveal exactly what is being backed up on each pass.
http://www.charlessoft.com/
The application is not fancy, and it will probably take 5-10 minutes to load depending on how much data you have on the Time Capsule.
Once you identify the file that is causing the bloat, you can elect to exclude that file from backups if it is not needed, using Time Machine Options.
It might be a backup history for your browser or something similar if you do not clear the history on a regular basis.
Please post with your results to share with other users who may be experiencing a similar issue.

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