What are the alternatives to Time Machine for backing up a MacBook Pro?

Have a look at this support article.

Back up your Mac with Time Machine - Apple Support

If you are indeed using a Time Capsule, Apple stopped making those many years ago and it is conceivable that they no longer support interfacing with one. I use Carbon Copy Cloner instead of Time Machine but you'd need to check their web site or ask them if a Time Capsule will work.

sadfasdofiupasoiduf wrote:

alternatives to Time Machine for backing up MacBook Pro

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Original Title: Alternatives to Time Machine

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Time capsule— no

Time Machine yes—Back up your Mac with Time Machine - Apple Support

For NAS (Network Attached Storage) Take a look at the products from Synology.

NAS will connects to your existing router using wired Ethernet

you will be able to back up over the Wi-Fi if that is the goal

Synology NAS Synology

https://www.synology.com/en-us

your drive uses AFP which is no longer supported by MacOS after Sequoia. No backup app will be able to use it. Buy a new drive and carry on using Time Machine.

Once you’re up and running again look up “321 backups” and spread your data loss risk out a bit.

Why? Time Machine is about as good as it gets for incremental retention of deleted files. Cloning software usually does not. Cloning software makes an image of the current status of your device.

So what about Time Machine makes you want an alternative? Maybe we can explain it.

Now that Time Machine is no longer supported for backups on my MacBook Pro, does anyone have any suggestion for a. wireless alternative?

Time Machine is not compatible with MacOS 27

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Time Machine backups are supported. Again, Time Machine is fully supported.

Time Capsule hardware is deprecated and is not supported, nor is Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) storage access.

If you want NAS wired or wireless backups using Time Machine:

• Time Machine and Time Capsule replacement - Apple Community

sadfasdofiupasoiduf wrote:

Now that Time Machine is no longer supported for backups on my MacBook Pro, does anyone have any suggestion for a. wireless alternative?

Time Machine is not compatible with MacOS 27

That's Time Capsule, not Time Machine.

This is the benefit of going all-in with Apple-branded devices. Apple can decide to turn some of those devices off one day.

You can still use Time Machine with an external hard drive or a 3rd party network device.

Talking to the Time Capsule for backups is no longer supported.

Time Machine AND that Drive are still supported.

You can remove the drive from the Time Capsule, place it is an external enclosure, and continue to add to your existing backups on that drive, if you wish to.

Thank you for responding to my request. Time Machine is not compatible with MacOS 27. Do I need a workaround or a new backup drive?

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