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Replacement storage is the more difficult, and the first question to ask is whether you really want or need networked storage. For most, this will mean returning to separate Wi-Fi base station and storage systems.

for the A1470, which is also of medium difficulty.įor other models, you’re on your own, it seems.Īpple stopped making Time Capsules over three years ago, and there isn’t any strong candidate for their complete replacement.

for the A1302, which is of medium difficulty,.

for the A1254, described as being “easy”,.

If you fancy doing it yourself, iFixit offers three guides: That means the disk manufacturer knows that, once their warranty has expired, failure rates become too high to replace them free of charge.įor most, the best way to get this done is through a Mac repair specialist. Although some ‘enterprise’ specification hard disks still come with warranties of five years, the great majority only have three year cover.

They’re designed and constructed so that failures are few until they reach a certain age, then the risks of failure rise steeply. Unlike SSDs, hard disks are electro-mechanical devices, and wear out.

All older models, manufactured before 2013, are now running on borrowed time, as they’ve turned eight at least. 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. 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.