Your AirPort Time Capsule is Being Retired—Here’s Your Upgrade Path
Feb 4, 2026 · Apple is ending Time Machine support for AirPort Time Capsules with the release of macOS 27 later this year. We know this news might feel frustrating—especially if your Time Capsule …
AirPort Time Capsule - Wikipedia
The AirPort Time Capsule (originally named Time Capsule) is a wireless router which was sold by Apple Inc., featuring network-attached storage (NAS) and a residential gateway router, and is one of …
AirPort Time Capsule 802.11ac - Technical Specifications
Some USB storage devices are compliant with the USB 2.0 power specification and can draw power from the AirPort Time Capsule. Others require separate power supplies.
Apple is burying the Time Capsule, but how to replace it?
Jan 20, 2026 · Time Capsule was discontinued in 2018, and Apple will drop support for it with the release of macOS 27 this fall. Apple’s announcement has prompted many people—including Six …
How to use an Apple Time Capsule for network backups
Mar 10, 2024 · In 2008 Apple introduced a product called Time Capsule, which combined a wireless AirPort Base Station and an internal hard drive along with the macOS Time Machine backup software.
If you still use Time Capsule to back up your Mac, the clock
Jun 10, 2025 · Apple discontinued AirPort and Time Capsule in 2018, but has supported the Apple Filing Protocol network protocol in macOS Mojave and subsequent versions of macOS.
macOS 27 Time Capsule Support: Why It Ends and How to Replace It
Apr 22, 2026 · The Time Capsule, discontinued in 2018, was never updated to support either APFS or modern SMB, leaving it permanently behind requirements Apple has been building toward for years.
AirPort Time Capsule 802.11ac - Apple Support
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Apple is discontinuing Time Capsule: here the alternatives
Aug 30, 2025 · It’s a fact: Apple is discontinuing the option for backing up to the Time Capsule (the iconic white, oblong box sometimes called a milk carton by some). The ever-popular plug-and-play …
Apple left Time Capsule behind but a GitHub project tries to fix it
Apr 1, 2026 · Apple decided to concentrate on products and services with more promising long-term growth. As a result, it left networking hardware to third-party vendors and essentially put Time …