The Apple Filing Protocol (AFP), a file-sharing protocol that has long underpinned Apple's ecosystem, is poised to step down from the historical stage after over four decades of service. In the most recent developer preview of macOS 27, Apple has eliminated built-in AFP client support from the system, encouraging users to transition to more modern file-sharing protocols, notably SMB3. Since its inception in 1985, AFP has been the linchpin protocol for data exchange among Mac devices, as well as between Mac and Apple network storage solutions. However, with the widespread adoption of the Internet and the emergence of open standards like TCP/IP, AFP has progressively lost its edge in the market. Commencing with macOS 11, Apple began phasing out AFP server capabilities and further diminished client support in subsequent iterations. The complete omission of AFP support in macOS 27 will have implications for the discontinued Time Capsule devices, rendering them incapable of functioning as backup storage for Time Machine. In light of this transformation, the open-source community is proactively exploring alternatives, exemplified by the TimeCapsuleSMB project on GitHub. This initiative seeks to integrate Samba-based server support into Time Capsule, enabling it to manage SMB3 connection requests and thereby maintain its utility for Time Machine backups.