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When I covered the recent update to macOS 15.5 Sequoia (see \u201cApple Releases iOS 18.5, macOS 15.5, and Other x.5 OS Updates<\/a>,\u201d 12 May 2025), I referenced a detail from Apple\u2019s enterprise release notes without providing any context:<\/p>\n

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Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) client is deprecated and will be removed in a future version of macOS.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

While Apple hasn\u2019t specified a timeline for AFP\u2019s removal, macOS 16 seems likely.<\/p>\n

Howard Oakley explains more about what this means in \u201cCheck your network backups and shares, as AFP is being removed<\/a>,\u201c reminding us of what AFP is (an old Apple file-sharing protocol) and detailing the implications of its removal from macOS. Apple made SMB (Server Message Block, the industry-standard file-sharing protocol primarily associated with Windows) the default in OS X 10.9 Mavericks.<\/p>\n

In practical terms, the most likely scenario where people will still be using AFP is with Apple\u2019s Time Capsule backup appliances, which were discontinued in 2018 (see \u201cRIP: Apple AirPort, 1999\u20132018<\/a>,\u201d 27 April 2018). Although the Time Capsule is no longer available for purchase, many users have kept them for years, prompting Ivan Drucker to write \u201cNetwork Time Machine Backups: Moving on from the Time Capsule<\/a>\u201d (14 January 2022).<\/p>\n

The takeaway from Ivan\u2019s exhaustively researched article is that, although there are a handful of solutions, none is ideal. Some options rely on AFP, like the Time Capsule, while others are overly complicated or will be awkward during restoration, and a Mac running a Time Machine server is too expensive. Some people have reacted by trading network Time Machine backups for\u00a0a local backup drive connected to an inexpensive hub<\/a>. When you plug the laptop in to charge, the drive becomes available, and Time Machine backs up to it.<\/p>\n

If you opt for this approach, remember that when a backup drive isn\u2019t available, Time Machine creates local snapshots to the extent possible within available drive space, automatically deleting them after 24 hours. You can even recover data from those snapshots using the Time Machine interface. Then, when the backup drive becomes available, Time Machine copies those snapshots to it. As long as you can connect a laptop to its backup drive when it\u2019s in its regular charging location, backups should be offloaded frequently enough.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re still backing up to a Time Capsule, what\u2019s your plan? If nothing else, the age of the device suggests that you should be evaluating alternatives before its drive succumbs to old age.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When I covered the recent update to macOS 15.5 Sequoia (see \u201cApple Releases iOS 18.5, macOS 15.5, and Other x.5 OS Updates,\u201d 12 May 2025), I referenced a detail from Apple\u2019s enterprise release notes without providing any context: Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) client is deprecated and will be removed in a future version of macOS. 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