User level: Level 1 (8 points)How do I connect a Synology BeeStation to replace Time Capsule? I have purchased the device, but don't know how to tell Time Machine to use it to back up. Also, can I migrate the backups from Time Capsule to the NAS?
Posted on Sep 18, 2026 4:25 PM
User level: Level 7 (20,243 points)Sep 18, 2026 6:19 PM in response to bhill2
Synology says Time Machine is supported on BeeStation and has instructions for setting it up:
https://kb.synology.com/en-my/BeeStation/tutorial/BeeStation_backup_Mac_Time_Machine
However as far as I know, migration from an existing backup (such as your Time Capsule one) to new media is not supported and will not work. Scores of users have posted in Apple Discussions asking how to migrate backups to new media and while this used to work many OS versions ago, it no longer works even if trying to migrate from an ordinary external drive to a different ordinary external drive.
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256360094