macOS 27 Golden Gate Kills Time Capsule Support

Apple’s new software drops support for these 16 products

Here’s the full list of 16 products no longer supported by Apple’s new software, including macOS Golden Gate, iPadOS 27, and more.

macOS 27 Golden Gate Kills Time Capsule Support

macOS 27 Golden Gate removes AFP support, ending Time Machine compatibility with Time Capsule after nearly two decades, but a community project from a Microsoft engineer offers a potential workaround for owners not yet ready to move on. Apple's Time Capsule was introduced at Macworld Expo in January 2008, combining a Wi-Fi router with NAS-style network storage designed to work in tandem with the Time Machine backup software.

Keep Time Capsules viable under macOS 27

James Chang has built a project that upgrades the file-sharing stack on Apple’s long-discontinued Time Capsule hardware so that it will work on modern OS versions: This is a modern Samba setup that runs directly on the Time Capsule itself; macOS 27 can connect to the Time Capsule as a network share, and use it for Time Machine backups… You get the full Apple experience reproduced: after you install this, you do not have to worry about it again,…

macOS 27 Ends Support for Apple Time Capsule

Apple is Apple Filing Protocol support in macOS 27 Golden Gate, effectively ending Time Machine backup compatibility for all Time Capsule models.

macOS 27 Golden Gate ends Time Machine compatibility (so, c’mon, Apple, revive your AirPort line-up)

macOS 27 Golden Gate ends Time Machine compatibility (so, c’mon, Apple, revive your AirPort line-up).

This GitHub project saves your AirPort Time Capsule from the grave

Macworld I have an old AirPort Time Capsule, and while its usefulness as a Wi-Fi hotspot is outdated, it still works perfectly well for Time Machine backups on my secondary Mac at home. But then Apple announced that macOS 27 Golden Gate won’t include support for AirPort Disk or other Time Capsule disks, and suddenly the AirPort’s usefulness will soon expire, even though it continues to work without a hitch. But James Chang has come to the rescu…