Time Machine under 10.5.8 fixed by Pondini guide
Thanks to Pondini and the guide at http://pondini.org/TM/Home.html I have been able to fix TM issues.
I was having backup failure, downloaded TM buddy, checked the logs, found a rogue PDF file, excluded dropbox and the hidden dropbox folder and now it works again. A big deal for me as my two Macs run two businesses and I have been manually backing up.
(Getting a new Lacie rugged to replace my WD My Book and all that WD bloatware has helped too - at least my own sanity)
Thanks Pondini!
Mac Pro / MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.4.9), Logic 7.2.3, ProjectMix / Line 6 KB37