TS1550 I keep getting the message that my sparsebundle is already in use and that Time Machine cannot complete the backup.  Any ideas?

I keep getting a message that says Time Machine could not complete the backup.  It says that my home wifi sparsebundle is already in use.  I do not know how to solve this problem.  Any ideas?

Disconnect the power from your backup device, wait two minutes, then reconnect the power. This usually solves the problem.
See The Backup disk image ... sparsebundle ... is already in use.

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