{"id":33127,"date":"2021-07-14T14:56:39","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T18:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=33127"},"modified":"2021-07-16T14:23:56","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T18:23:56","slug":"time-capsule-thermal-flaw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/14\/time-capsule-thermal-flaw\/","title":{"rendered":"Time Capsule Thermal Flaw"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wesley Hilliard<\/a> (via gbdoc<\/a>):<\/p>\n

According to a German data recovery company, Datenrettung, the Time Capsule has a design flaw leading to failure and data loss in the aging machines. Golem<\/em>reports that<\/a> the German company has seen several Time Capsule failures, all with the same flaw.<\/p>

[…]<\/p>

The “parking ramp” is the part of the HDD that connects the drive to the external enclosure. Unfortunately, as the poorly-ventilated Time Capsule heats up, the two materials heat at different rates, leading to eventual wear and destruction of the parking ramp.<\/p>\n

The data recovery company suggests that users that rely upon the Apple Time Capsule should seek a new backup solution.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Howard Oakley<\/a> (Hacker News<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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Does your Mac still back up to an Apple Time Capsule? If so, it’s time to replace it, or at the very least its hard disk. The last model, the 802.11ac numbered A1470, is now more than three years old, and the risks of its hard disk failing are climbing every day. All older models, manufactured before 2013, are now running on borrowed time, as they’ve turned eight at least.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

Apple stopped making Time Capsules over three years ago, and there isn’t any strong candidate for their complete replacement. For most, this will mean returning to separate Wi-Fi base station and storage systems.<\/p>\n

Replacement storage is the more difficult, and the first question to ask is whether you really want or need networked storage.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n