Start backups from scratch

I've got a Time Capsule and want to start a new full backup of my Mac keeping a copy of my previous series. Since it seems that it's not possible to partition a TC an alternative solution AFAIU could be renaming the corresponding sparsebundle file.
The steps I would do are:
1. Stop TM.
2. Change TM's drive to None.
3. In Finder, rename MacXXXmacaddressXXX.sparsebundle to, say, ....sparsebundleOLD
4. Restart TM.
5. Point TM's drive to TC.
(or should be step 5 before step 4?)
Later on, when some backup cycles are performed I could delete the old sparsebundle, and if something goes wrong with the full backup backup I could fall back (n.p.i.) to the old one.
Am I on track or have missed something important? Is it a safe procedure? (*)
I don't mind to experiment a bit, but on backups I want to double check first.
Thanks in advance,
Hernan.
(*) You don't need to add a disclaimer, it's implicit.
(**) ENVIRONMENT: MacBook 13.3 Unibody. SL 10.6.1. Time Capsule from June 2009.

Update:
It's possible to reuse an old .sparsebundle file so long you rename it to the same name TM is using in your current backup. In this case beware of disk space as TM will try to bring your old backup file up today. As expected, you'll find a "time hole" during the days the backup wasn't active. Nevertheless, you can navigate through it with TM's user interface without hassles.
In summary:
. You don't have to worry that one day TM will fill up the Time Capsule. Follow the previous recipe and it will restart over your backup procedures with a clean init.
. Later on, when you'll feel confident with your new backups, you can drop the old renamed .sparsebundle file if you want to free disk space, but you may keep it too. Swap their names, and you'll be able to browse your old backup with TM's Star Wars user interface.
. Or just keep the ".sparsebundle" extension -but with another base name to avoid any conflict with your current backup-, mount it and browse the virtual disk within the Finder.
. I don't know if the sparsebundle file is burnable on a DVD.
. If you restart the backups over I recommend to connect your Mac through a Ethernet cable, as after step 5 TM will do a full backup.
. I *highly recommend* that after you upgraded your OS and all your *third party software* to SL, restart your backup from scratch. You'll be able to save a lot of space!
Regards,
-Hernán.
Disclamer: Sorry my English; I'm not liable if you lose something; etc. etc.

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+Also posted here following a user advise in the Time Machine forum+
I've got a Time Capsule and want to start a new full backup of my Mac keeping a copy of my previous series. Since it seems that it's not possible to partition a TC an alternative solution AFAIU could be renaming the corresponding sparsebundle file.
The steps I would do are:
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3. In Finder, rename MacXXXmacaddressXXX.sparsebundle to, say, ....sparsebundleOLD
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5. Point TM's drive to TC.
(or should be step 5 before step 4?)
Later on, when some backup cycles are performed and things appear to work as expected, I would try the receipt someone else posted around here that let you make sparsebundle files with a max size http://fon.gs/rchu57 (sorry, didn't save the link of the thread)
Am I on track or have missed something important? Is it a safe procedure? (*) I don't mind to experiment a bit, but on backups I want to double check first.
Thanks in advance,
Hernan.
(*) You don't need to add a disclaimer, it's implicit.
(**) ENVIRONMENT: MacBook 13.3 Unibody. SL 10.6.1. Time Capsule from June 2009.

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