How to set up networked Time Machine backups for a household

Apple’s Time Capsule base station put a Wi-Fi access point, a network router, and a backup drive that tied into Time Machine all in a single box. That was its downfall, too: if the drive failed or became corrupted, you had relatively few options. Apple stopped selling Time Capsule devices in 2018, and many readers still miss them. You can simulate a Time Capsule if you have a desktop Mac that’s always on and has a robust network connection.

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