AirPort Time Capsule doesn't work as Time Machine

When I try to connect AirPort Time Capsule as Time Machine the following message is displayed: The backup disk image “/Volumes/Data/Constantin’s MacBook Pro.sparsebundle” could not be accessed (error -1).
How can I resolve this issue?
Thanks,
Constantin

Often just a reboot of the TC is enough to get things going.
Or a whole network restart in correct order.. ie modem.. wait 2min.. TC wait 2min.. computers.
It is a standard issue.. see C17 here.
http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html

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