Can you use a USB HD connected to an Airport Extreme as a Time Machine backup?

[jamesryanbell]

I can't ever get that to work. Time Machine doesn't see the drive, although it does appear in Disk Utility.

Just curious.

If so, how do you make it work?

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Connect the HDD, go to Finder and look under the SHARED location in the Sidebar, there should be your AEBS visible. Then click on it and select the HDD and double click on it. Then TM should be able to see it and use it as backup drive.
That worked for me just some hours ago.

 

[GGJstudios]

I can't ever get that to work.

How is it formatted? It needs to be HFS+.

 

[jamesryanbell]

How is it formatted? It needs to be HFS+.

It is HFS+ formatted, but yes, that's a good point to those who've never gotten it to work. Thanks for the heads up. I'm going to try what the poster above you said and report back.

 

[jamesryanbell]

It recognized it. That's really weird that it never did before. Whatever. It worked. lol.

Thanks!