Time Machine/Capsule backup

I have searched the manuals and this site and I do not see my problem.  I keep getting an error "unable to complete backup Error creating backup folder". I have selected my time machine. I have two external hard drives but they are not selected. I have unplugged, and reset, and still get the same message. The problem started when I switched location of my backups from an external hard drive to the time capsule. After a week, I deleted the old backups from the external drives so I could start using them for something else.
Thanks in advance for any help you may provide.

I tried unplugging the external hard drives, but the error still appears.

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