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Warning: Apple Says macOS 27 Won't Support AirPort Time Capsule Backups
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Speaking of Synology, I use my Synology NAS for my Wireless TM backup, and it has been rock solid thus far. Synology also plays nice with CCC.
Not much, only backup volume corruption every few months. More likely to occur when the network connection breaks mid-backup. It's enough to make me stop network-based Time Machine and go back to USB hard drives.
I used the (old and small) internal drive for years... and I switched to Synology recently for my MacBook while the Mini has an SSD connected for that purpose.
Same here. Does anyone have an answer as to whether an exteranl hard drive connected to the time capsule will still work for backups?
It seems unclear.
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External storages connect to Time Capsule via USB 2 which is quite slow.
It is my understanding that this will not work. According to Apple, the issue is that the Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) is what they no longer will support, and the Time Capsule (TC) itself uses AFP. Hence, any HD attached to the TC will not work.
Time Capsule can use AFP or SMBv1. As long as SMBv1 is supported by MacOS (Tahoe does) it should still work.
"So far, Apple hasn't announced any change of support for SMBv1 in macOS, aside from being a fallback option when later versions of SMB are not available. That doesn't seem like an eternal allowance, though."
Time Machine's Time Capsule support ends with macOS 27
It's not just Intel code — after a period of undeath, Time Capsule's time is coming, with Apple cutting off support for Time Machine backups using the hardware in macOS 27.
Remember that with macOS 26 (Tahoe), AFP still works. It is only in 2026 (with macOS 27) we will run into problems using AFP for Time Machine on a Time Capsule, and I am pretty sure the same will be true to for SMVv1.
On a side note, no one should use SMBv1 these days. It is an obsolete, insecure protocol that is highly vulnerable to cyberattacks. A protocol which Microsoft officially deprecated three years ago.
On a side note, no one should use SMBv1 these days. It is an obsolete, insecure protocol that is highly vulnerable to cyberattacks. A protocol which Microsoft officially deprecated three years ago.
Im not very Mac literate and i had this warning today
Im using Sequoia & a time capsule (only for NAS & Time machine).
If I update to MacOS 26 I guess the time capsule won't work? or am i wrong?
If it won't work anyone suggest a low cost but reliable alternative. Just need a couple of TB storage including the time machine backups.
Shame cos the time capsule has been going trouble free for over a decade!!
Im using Sequoia & a time capsule (only for NAS & Time machine).
If I update to MacOS 26 I guess the time capsule won't work? or am i wrong?
If it won't work anyone suggest a low cost but reliable alternative. Just need a couple of TB storage including the time machine backups.
Shame cos the time capsule has been going trouble free for over a decade!!
Not a big issue when it’s in your home network. Which should be protected from outside anyway.
lol - if you think a home network is safe from outside access, you haven’t met a decent hacker, and you haven’t checked the default settings on the majority of ISP provided modems. Add to that the least secure network protocol, and you have a recipe for disaster.
Remember these old Time Capsules are very dated products with no longer supported hardware, a hard drive likely past its lifespan, and no security updates, making it a bad idea for modern backups. They usually are used to established a WiFi network, send out an SSID, and reply on old WPA security measures.