macOS 27 threatens to bury Time Capsule, FOSS brings a shovel

Sat, 09 May 2026 12:25:00 +0000

Originally published by The Register

Apple’s old backup boxes only speak AFP and SMB1, but NetBSD under the hood gives them one last shot

The next major release of macOS looks likely to remove Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) support, stopping Time Capsules from working… butlifeFOSS, uh, finds a way.

The current version of macOS “Tahoe” 26.4already has network Time Machine issues, especially for folksusing Apple Time Capsules. It looks like macOS 27 may completely remove the network protocol they need. However, the Time Capsules run NetBSD under the hood, and that means that the FOSS world has been able tocome up with a workaround. It’s calledTimeCapsuleSMB, and it aims to keep older Time Capsules usable with modern macOS.

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macOS 27 threatens to bury Time Capsule, FOSS brings a shovel