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Loved the functionality of Time Capsule. All our Apple equipment backs up to it. iPad and iPhones are backed up to our Macs and those automatically back up to Time Capsule. Plus it is also a fantastic router. Unfortunately it is getting a bit long in the tooth and the hard drive is starting to make noise. I need a solution before it stops working. Options???
Time Capsule
The Time Capsule was a unique product in that it combined a Wi-Fi router with a hard drive in a single package. No other manufacturer ever offered the same kind of product, so strictly speaking you really have no other options to a Time Capsule in that regard.
The best that you can do at this point would be to look at a router from Asus or Synology that offers a USB port to which you could attach a separate USB hard drive to back up that way. There may be other routers that offer a similar feature, but I am not aware of any of them.
Perhaps we will hear from other users who have been able to make Time Machine backups work to a USB hard drive connected to their Wi-Fi router.
The Time Capsule was a unique product in that it combined a Wi-Fi router with a hard drive in a single package. No other manufacturer ever offered the same kind of product, so strictly speaking you really have no other options to a Time Capsule in that regard.
The best that you can do at this point would be to look at a router from Asus or Synology that offers a USB port to which you could attach a separate USB hard drive to back up that way. There may be other routers that offer a similar feature, but I am not aware of any of them.
Perhaps we will hear from other users who have been able to make Time Machine backups work to a USB hard drive connected to their Wi-Fi router.
It is possible to replace a TC's hard disk drive... with difficulty.
Time to replace my Time Capsule. What are my best options?
