{
  "id": 7767237,
  "title": "Reminder: macOS 27 Ends Time Machine Backups to Time Capsule",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/reminder-macos-27-ends-time-machine-backups-to-time-capsule",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-16T10:38:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacRumors",
    "slug": "macrumors",
    "url": "https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/16/macos-27-ends-time-machine-backups-time-capsule/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "If you're upgrading to macOS Golden Gate and you have an AirPort Time Capsule, Time Machine won't be able to back up to it. macOS 27 removes support for AFP, the legacy file-sharing protocol that Time Capsule relies on for Time Machine backups. Said backups now exclusively use the SMB protocol, which Apple's discontinued Time Capsule hardware does not support in the form required by macOS 27.…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}