User level: Level 1 (16 points)I've upgraded both my laptops to OS 27 and it seems my connectivity with Airport Time Capsule got affected. I still can access it via the server option (go to) but there is a connection failure if I try to enter the device per se. Has anyone experienced a similar issue - if yes how was it worked out?
Posted on Sep 21, 2026 6:25 AM
User level: Level 9 (72,871 points)Sep 21, 2026 7:30 AM in response to Anastasio13
Time Capsule will no longer work starting with macOS 27 Golden Gate. It uses a deprecated format for networking (Apple Filing Protocol, AFP), and while that format works with macOS 26 Tahoe, the format will no longer be supported by Apple starting with macOS 27. Apple has exited the networking hardware market. It has been over 7 years since the Time Capsule was last sold by Apple, and that means the product is now considered 'obsolete'. To put it bluntly, your Time Capsule is now essentially a paperweight.
The simplest method to continue using Apple’s Time Machine to back up your Mac(s) is to buy an external drive and connect it to the Mac(s) regularly to back them up (or leave the drive connected to a desktop Mac). External storage is relatively inexpensive, a 1 TB SSD or a 2-4 TB HDD can be purchased for <$200 (prices have gone up significantly in recent months, unfortunately).
To back up your Macs over WiFi, the most straightforward way is to use a network attached storage (NAS) device – essentially a box for hard disks that connects to your network. Ideally, choose one that offers turnkey support for Time Machine out of the box, both Synology (setup instructions) and QNAP (setup instructions) do so. Technically, you can stand up a Time Machine server in other ways (including using a Mac as a TM server), but an NAS is arguably the most straightforward way to set up network Time Machine backups.
Personally, I use a Synology DS223j with a pair of 10 TB HDDs installed to back up 5 Macs in the house with Time Machine (separate shared folder for each Mac sized at ~2.5x the internal storage), with the remaining space used as general file storage for everyone in the house.
User level: Level 1 (16 points)Sep 21, 2026 7:54 AM in response to neuroanatomist
Thanks neuroanatomist, I thought so as moments after I posted , tried with an older Mac and could access regularly. I do access it via IP so for what I want it, manually store and retrieve, works perfectly.
Have a good one
User level: Level 9 (72,871 points)Oct 14, 2026 4:10 PM in response to beckp
beckp wrote:
Is it possible to just use the Airport Time Capsule (2TB model) as an external disk drive on MacOS 27.0.1 either via a WiFi or Hardwired connection (no Time Machine function)?
No, but you can remove the internal HDD and put it in an enclosure to use it as a standalone external drive.
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Airport+Time+Capsule+A1470+Hard+Drive+Replacement/61924
User level: Level 10 (162,806 points)Oct 14, 2026 5:46 PM in response to beckp
It will work. It's just a hard disk drive like any other.
All Apple AirPort Time Capsule models are routers with LAN ports. All of them used conventional hard disk drives.
The alleged iFixit video's laughably AI-generated image and equally ludicrous title ("Time Cappule" ???) is not a good portent for whatever it may contain.
User level: Level 1 (0 points)Oct 14, 2026 2:02 PM in response to neuroanatomist
Is it possible to just use the Airport Time Capsule (2TB model) as an external disk drive on MacOS 27.0.1 either via a WiFi or Hardwired connection (no Time Machine function)?
User level: Level 1 (0 points)Oct 14, 2026 4:37 PM in response to neuroanatomist
Thanks, I have the taller Airport Time Capsule (the router and LAN port model) so not sure that retrofit is going to work.
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256361907