JE-B747-8 wrote:
Thanks for your reply but I don't use Time Machine.
I know the problem is not the disk because when I get it to switch on, the disk is fine.
It's something else that requires either freezing the TC for a quick solution but it doesn't last or "baking" the PCB for a long lasting solution (Time Capsule light is not on - Apple Community).
This is the info I need.
Are you attempting to use macOS 26 “Tahoe” with this Time Capsule? If so, macOS 26 version does not support AFP access; Apple Filing Protocol. This removal of AFP underlies the end of Time Machine support on Time Capsule, but AFP isn’t an option on macOS 26.
In addition to AFP, Time Capsule also supports only SMBv1, which approximately nothing else does due in no small part of its insecurity and its use by ransomware botnets to encrypt the associated storage.
As for repairing Time Capsule hardware including what might be an attempt to perform a solder reflow or (given the attempts to freeze) an attempt to remove moisture, but discussing these sorts of hardware repairs is outside of what Apple prefers be discussed here.
And I wouldn’t expect much in the way of success with a 2011-to-2013-era TC anyway.
Apple started the end of TC some seven years ago, IIRC.
As for alternatives to TC, RPi and x86-64 running open-source NAS, and commercial NAS options all exist. Some of the options include Ubiquiti, Synology, UGREEN, TrueNAS (formerly FreeNAS), ZimaOS, and a Mac running macOS 11 or later and local storage.
