I have to admit that the Apple Time Capsule was brilliant as when used with Apple’s Time Machine backup utility, it gave users a very easy way to back up their Macs. However, Apple killed the Time Machine product in 2018. After that Apple very recently deprecated the venerable Apple Filing Protocol that Time Machine relied upon. Though it was still present in macOS. Now it seems the final nail in Time Capsule support has been driven in based on this:
So the way that I interpret this, whatever major version of macOS that ships after Tahoe will not support Time Capsule or any other backup solution that supports either Apple Filing Protocol or Server Message Block version 1. Likely because Apple is removing support for both in macOS. That may be a problem for some users who still rely on these solutions for backup as the path forward is to move towards using a Network Attached Storage device or NAS from a brand like Synology or QNAP that supports Server Message Block version 2 or 3. Ideally version 3 as that is way more secure that version 2.
Here’s the first problem with this. Since migration from a Time Capsule to a NAS isn’t exactly an straightforward process for the average user, many users may have to abandon their backups on their Time Capsules and start fresh on a NAS.
That’s not going to be cool for some.
Another thing to consider is that Apple broke Time Machine in macOS Sequoia and as I type this still hasn’t fixed it completely. So that’s a bigger problem for users of Time Machine might have to deal with if Apple hasn’t addressed this by the time they kill Apple Filing Protocol. Though in theory, they have a year to get that sorted.
Now in farness, Apple has dropped a ton of hints about this scenario over the years. But the thing is the only people who listen to those hints are people who are deeply in the tech space like I am. Or people who read sites like this one. Those people would have migrated off Time Capsule devices, or if you use a NAS like I do, turned off Apple Filing Protocol support and moved to Server Message Block version 3 ages ago. However Joe Average user is going to be shocked when they hear about this and won’t know how next to proceed. Thus someone like me will get a phone call, or these people will visit their local Apple Store hoping that someone can answer their question. Thus the next year or two might be very interesting for Apple as they navigate this.
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#PSA: Apple Plans To Kill Time Capsule Support In macOS
I have to admit that the Apple Time Capsule was brilliant as when used with Apple’s Time Machine backup utility, it gave users a very easy way to back up their Macs. However, Apple killed the Time Machine product in 2018. After that Apple very recently deprecated the venerable Apple Filing Protocol that Time Machine relied upon. Though it was still present in macOS. Now it seems the final nail in Time Capsule support has been driven in based on this:
So the way that I interpret this, whatever major version of macOS that ships after Tahoe will not support Time Capsule or any other backup solution that supports either Apple Filing Protocol or Server Message Block version 1. Likely because Apple is removing support for both in macOS. That may be a problem for some users who still rely on these solutions for backup as the path forward is to move towards using a Network Attached Storage device or NAS from a brand like Synology or QNAP that supports Server Message Block version 2 or 3. Ideally version 3 as that is way more secure that version 2.
Here’s the first problem with this. Since migration from a Time Capsule to a NAS isn’t exactly an straightforward process for the average user, many users may have to abandon their backups on their Time Capsules and start fresh on a NAS.
That’s not going to be cool for some.
Another thing to consider is that Apple broke Time Machine in macOS Sequoia and as I type this still hasn’t fixed it completely. So that’s a bigger problem for users of Time Machine might have to deal with if Apple hasn’t addressed this by the time they kill Apple Filing Protocol. Though in theory, they have a year to get that sorted.
Now in farness, Apple has dropped a ton of hints about this scenario over the years. But the thing is the only people who listen to those hints are people who are deeply in the tech space like I am. Or people who read sites like this one. Those people would have migrated off Time Capsule devices, or if you use a NAS like I do, turned off Apple Filing Protocol support and moved to Server Message Block version 3 ages ago. However Joe Average user is going to be shocked when they hear about this and won’t know how next to proceed. Thus someone like me will get a phone call, or these people will visit their local Apple Store hoping that someone can answer their question. Thus the next year or two might be very interesting for Apple as they navigate this.
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