Can't backup after erasing Data on Time Capsule

Good Day!
Just recently purchased and installed my Time Capsule.
I then took some time to figure out how to configure everything and had to change some password settings.
I decided to erase Data from the Disk to see how it functionned. I imagined that having just a few weeks of backups, it would not be a long process.
I selected the 35 passes and stopped it after a few days as it seemed to go on for ever.
I selected the first quick erase option. Once completed, I also chose the second option of erasing the free spaces.
It should have then cleaned the hard drive of the Time Capsule to my understanding.
Today I tried using TimeMachine to restart the backup process.
An error message popped up stating that it could not create a sparsebundle on the Time Capsule.
What should I do to repair this?
Should I use Disk Utilities?
Regards,
Jean-Paul

I found my answer. I selected the wrong disk from the selection.
It is saving at this precise moment.
Je suis bon! I'm good!

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