Time Capsule does not appear in Disk Utility

I recently got a new MacBook Pro, and soon after dusted off my old faithful Time Capsule to use as one of my backup drives. It seemed to work for a few weeks, but a few days ago it hit a snag. I get a Time Machine error pop-up that says Time Capsule doesn't have enough space to perform a backup. Otherwise, the drive seems to be working. At least the little light is glowing a healthy green.


I figure I should be able to erase the drive and start over. (That would be okay, as I have another much newer drive that's pulling Time Machine duty, and I have an online backup.) I launched Disk Utility to erase the Time Capsule, but DU does not see my Time Capsule drive. What do I do now?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.7

Posted on Nov 29, 2023 2:03 PM

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Posted on Nov 29, 2023 4:08 PM

It's a NAS drive and won't appear in the Disk Utility. Use the AirPort Utility to reformat it or for maintenance.


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