Reminder: macOS 27 Ends Time Machine Backups to Time Capsule

There might be a solution though
"The community response is a GitHub project called TimeCapsuleSMB ('https://github.com/jamesyc/TimeCapsuleSMB'), created by James Chang, an engineer at Microsoft. Rather than replacing Apple's firmware, it installs a modern Samba build directly onto the Time Capsule. The device runs a Samba 4.24.3 server, advertises itself over Bonjour, and accepts authenticated SMB3 connections, so users can connect via a standard SMB URL in Finder rather than relying on Apple's legacy stack."
Macrumors https://www.macrumors.com/2026/06/17/macos-27-golden-gate-kills-time-capsule-support/

Would really like if they released a modern version of this.

That's so sad. I wish there was a current solution from Apple for this too.

Time Machine was one of the coolest Leopard features to me, the kind that convinced me to get a Mac.

Sad it's been neglected. When they discontinued that in 2013 they should have opened up a way to set it up with a NAS much easier. Hell, I'd even pay for more iCloud space if it supported it for backing up my Mac.

In a parallel universe, Steve Jobs is still alive and Apple's routers not only exist but are the spine of a smart home that actually works.

In other words, getting rid of the router business was - imo - a strategic misstep by Cook, most likely driven by spreadsheet analysis (not enough sales to justify the ongoing investment)

Would really like if they released a modern version of this.

To be honest, the Airport team (or a chunk of it) did release a modern version of this, but they were then working for Ubiquiti, not Apple, at that point.

Ubiquity's UniFi range is pretty much exactly what the Airport range would have developed into if it hadn't been depreciated by Apple. No wonder, as it's mostly the same development team.

The closest to the last gen "tower" Time Capsule is the Unas2: https://eu.store.ui.com/eu/en/products/unas-2

(NOTE - it doesn't have wifi, and is not a router, unlike the TC - it need to be plugged via ethernet into a router).

There might be a solution though
"The community response is a GitHub project called TimeCapsuleSMB ('https://github.com/jamesyc/TimeCapsuleSMB'), created by James Chang, an engineer at Microsoft. Rather than replacing Apple's firmware, it installs a modern Samba build directly onto the Time Capsule. The device runs a Samba 4.24.3 server, advertises itself over Bonjour, and accepts authenticated SMB3 connections, so users can connect via a standard SMB URL in Finder rather than relying on Apple's legacy stack."
Macrumors https://www.macrumors.com/2026/06/17/macos-27-golden-gate-kills-time-capsule-support/

This works well for me.