Apple is permanently shutting down the Apple Support Community forums on November 20, 9to5Mac reports. The site is already read-only and no longer accepts new posts. Apple’s banner points people to the official Support site and thanks members who helped others over the years.
The forums go back a long way: Apple Tech Exchange around 1998, later Apple Discussions, then Apple Support Communities in April 2011 with profiles and a reputation system. The shutdown message calls it the “AppleCare Support Community,” which isn’t the public name, but the read-only banner is on the public forums.
My take
A lot of odd Mac problems only ever had an answer in those threads. If there’s a post you might need later, grab it before the 20th.
God Bless, and May the Source Be with You!
