Can I use an airport express and external harddrive to make a time capsule?

[sam.walker22]

I've just bought an airport express so I can play music from my mbp wirelessly on my speakers and just realised that I have an old usb external hard drive that I never use so was just wondering if I could plug the hard drive into the airport express so I can use time machine wirelessly and make what is effectively a time capsule?

 

[rusty2192]

I've just bought an airport express so I can play music from my mbp wirelessly on my speakers and just realised that I have an old usb external hard drive that I never use so was just wondering if I could plug the hard drive into the airport express so I can use time machine wirelessly and make what is effectively a time capsule?

I don't believe the Airport Express's USB port can be used for storage, just printers. The Airport Extreme will do this, but not the Express.

 

[js81]

I don't believe the Airport Express's USB port can be used for storage, just printers. The Airport Extreme will do this, but not the Express.

^^ Seconded. I have one, and I sure wish I could connect a HD to it rather than a printer (though wireless printing is useful ).