Making Old AirPort Time Capsule Usable

[Bruce_F]

Hi All, It's been awhile since I posted anything so bear with me.

I purchased a home in August, retiring my AirPort Time Capsule and installed an Asus Mesh WiFi.

At first, I had no idea how was going to back up my MacBook Pro. Then I searched the web and found a very useful article on MacWorld. It explains clearly how to setup the AirPort so it can be connected via Ethernet cable to a computer and function as a Time Machine.
https://www.macworld.com/article/3170186/network-storage/how-to-configure-a-time-capsule-as-an-ethernet-only-storage-device.html

This might be common knowledge to some but I wanted to share is this information for anyone who could use it.

[Xairbusdriver]

Wow! Not exactly plug-n-play but it solved the problem!

Thanks for posting! Always good to be able to extend the life of our hardware!

[Bruce_F]

Yep, keeping this stuff going is kind of essential. Over the years, I have added RAM and replaced the hard drive in the MBP with a Solid State Drive. The other day, I visited the Genius Bar and had them run a diagnostic. All good except for the battery.

The original is tired and needs replacing. Apple said they don't repair old computers, so I went to OWC, (my favorite parts store) and ordered a new battery.

A new computer that runs the latest software would be nice but now that I'm retired, that kind of thing goes on the back burner until I can make some extra cash. I haven't run any graphics software for a few years now.

Maybe some day…