Sparesbundle in use when backing up MB to iMac external HDD

Hi all,
I have found the solution to this in regards to using a Time Capsule, but not for my situation.
I am backing up my MacBook Air using Time Machine to an external shared HD attached to my iMac, all done over the network wirelessly.
The first backup completed sucessfully.
The second backup comes up with "The backup disk image “/Volumes/Time Machine MacBook Air-1/Stuart’s MacBook Air.sparsebundle” is already in use."
The external HD is formatted in journal extended, split into 2 partitions (one for the MB and one for the iMac).
Any ideas?
Apologies if it's already been answered, struggling to find it in the search.
Many thanks,
Stuart.

Turn off file sharing on the iMac, confirming that you want to disconnect all users. Then turn it back on and try again.

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