After a few passes in the vacuum, I opened the inner compartment to check how full the bag was and found what appeared to be a dust/ Hair explosion inside my vacuum cleaner! Although I was sure I couldn't overfill the bag anytime soon to cause a situation, I threw it away and set about the arduous task of cleaning the inside of the vacuum. Of course, the internal filter also had to be disposed of. After that I added a new package. The next time I vacuumed a few rooms, I decided to keep checking