Time capsule sparse bundle

Keep receiving this message:
The backup disk image “/Volumes/Williams Time Capsule/Mike MacBook Pro.sparsebundle” could not be accessed (error -1).
Any ideas?
Thanks!!

See # C17 in Pondini's excellent support document....Time Machine - Troubleshooting
http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html

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