Delete a spase image on Time Capsule

How can I delete just one of three sparse images on my Time Capsule?  Can this be done with tmultil?

Try this:
Make sure no backups are taking place.
Turn OFF Time Machine on all computers.
Then pull the power plug on the TC.
Reboot all Macs.
Once your Mac is back up & running, plug the TC back in and let it restart until you have the green light.
Now try deleting the .sparsebundle file again using the gear icon.
(If you still can't delete the .sparsebundle file, then try changing the permissions on the disk image by adding yourself to the list in the Get Info selection from the gear icon.
Then turn Time Machine back ON on all the Macs.

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