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Can I plug in a hard drive and set time machine on my MacBook to backup to it?
So, I'm wondering if I can use this like the Base Station product, but with USB hard drives that I can swap out?
- Asked by Louis R from Mountain View
- Mar 19, 2010
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i can't access my files from a time machine backup
I've had 2 different hard drives at different times plugged into my airport extreme via usb. My computers are connected through a password protected wireless network from the airport extreme acting as the central hub. In leopard I'm able to access the hard drives on the network via the hard drive icon shown in the finder window. I can access every file i've created, except the time machine files that I've created on the hard drives while they were connected via the computer directly via usb. The folders that have a black arrow pointing towards the bottom left corner of the folder, display an error code "The alias "folder name" could not be opened, because the original item cannot be found". How do I access these Time Machine files wirelessly over my airport network?
- Asked by Jeramie B from Lincoln
- Feb 24, 2010
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Can my iMac time machine backup restore onto my newly purchased MacBook Pro? Both have 500GB 7200RPM hard drives..
- Asked by Jeff H from Sioux Falls
- Nov 17, 2009
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Can you use time machine to backup the external hard drive attached to the Airport Extreme to a drive in or attached to a Mac?
- Asked by Sherman L from London
- Jul 23, 2012
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External Hard drive attached to AirPort Extreme Base Station questions ?
Hi,
A few questions below
1) What is the file system that the External Hard drives mounted via USB to the AirPort Extreme Base Station uses ?
Is it HFS ? I need network attched storage for HFS format to store iphoto libraries across computers without have both turned on . I have NAS support now for NTFS and EXT3 but iphoto does not work on those partition types very well.
2) If I set up the hard drive mounted via USB to the AirPort Extreme Base Station to have multiple partitions will all of those portions be seen by my MAC computers? I.e if I set up a partition for time machine of a macbook, a partition for a time machine of a mac mini, and then a third for data sharing will all be mounted and seen by the macs.
3) Can you rsync a hard drive attached to the AirPort Extreme Base Station to another hard drive attached to the AirPort Extreme Base Station if using a external hub . . I.e create a backup copy of the HFS drive .- Asked by Ryan A from West Townsend
- Dec 9, 2009
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Can you use Airport Extreme with an attached hard drive to do wireless Time Machine backups from computers on the wireless network?
I've read that Snow Leopard doesn't allow for Time Machine backups over a wireless network - unless you buy a Time Capsule.
- Asked by Dan H from Los Angeles
- Nov 28, 2009
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Does the Airport Extreme allow automatic backup using Time Machine when an external hard drive is connected?
- Asked by Cody M from Warren
- Dec 6, 2010
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Is it possible to put a Quickbooks company file on a hard drive attached to an Extremeand work on that file over the Internet as well as at the office
I use my Mac Pro for Quickbooks Mac 2011, but at times I need to access the same file with my laptop when traveling. I am not looking for a backup solution. I use MobileMe for that. I want both machines to access the same file - but not at the same time.
- Asked by James W from Canal Winchester
- Oct 27, 2010
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Does the most current version of the Airport Extreme allow you to use an external USB drive for Time Machine to backup your Mac?
- Asked by Andrew B from Hortense
- Oct 14, 2011
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Can I hook up my external hard drive to the airport extreme and still have it as my time machine back up for my imac
- Asked by Harry M from Fayetteville
- Dec 12, 2009
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Can you wireless backup to a hard drive connected to airport extreme?
- Asked by Chris B from Mustang
- Nov 27, 2010
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How do I access a hard drive drive connected to an Airport Extreme base station using Airport Utility on Windows? Am I missing a step?
1. Running 2 PC's with Windows XP (SP3). Used USB hub to connect printer and hard drive (Seagate FreeAgent 500Gb ) to Airport Extreme base station. Used Airport Utility and bonjour (from disk provided with base station) to set-up shared network drive and network printer.
2. Used Control Panel (and System Preferences for additional MacBook running Leopard, 10.5.7) to add printer to each computer. The network "sees" the printer and prints can be sent from all 3 computers.
3. Tried many times to set-up hard drive without success. The drive does not show up on the PC's or the MacBook.
4. \\(ethernet address) on PC shows the printer on the 2 PC's but not the hard drive.
5. Is there another step to connect to hard drive?- Asked by Richard N from Brighton
- Nov 14, 2009
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How many external hard drives can be connected to the AirPort Extreme?
1. How many external hard drives can be connected to the AirPort Extreme? (ie, via a USB hub)
2. Can an external hard drive that had beeen connect directly to my Mac be then connected to the AirPort Extreme without loss of data, or having to be reformatted? (I use Mac OS Extended format with journaling, and I do not use Time Machine.)
Thanks- Asked by Karl R from Wytheville
- Jul 8, 2010
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can i plug an external drive into an airport extreme and also connect that drive to a mac by firewire 800?
I have partitioned the hd drive, half for time machine, half for movies and I want time machine to back up a mac in another room, but the hd drive would be accessible from a mac mini running next to it.
- Asked by Adam C
- Jul 16, 2010
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Can I link 3 computers to share a hard drive as backup AND ditch my existing ISP-provider broadband router?
I'd like to link up three computers (all Mac of different age and spec) in a wireless manner so that (a) they all have access to the internet (b) I can transfer files between them (c) they share a central hard drive as backup (d) I can keep a couple of students living next door off my internet connection who occasionally try to access the internet via my broadband connection. If I could hardwire my old printer into this, that would be even better.
Can I do this with AirPort Extreme, and how could I configure this? At the moment, the wifi is set up so that each piece of equipment is linked to the router via Wifi or Ethernet cable, I wold prefer to replace the router and not to link AirPort Extreme via an Ethernet cable to the existing router. (and no, I don't understand most computer-related acronyms, sorry!)
ANY help wold be appreciated!
THANKS!- Asked by Walter W from Guildford
- Dec 11, 2010
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If you add a HD to it can you use it for time machine like a Time Capsule
i dont want to get a Time Capsule because they die after 2 or so years and they are more costly, so if i add a 1TB HD to it can i use it to backup my MBP with time machine
THANKS- Asked by Sebastian C from Melbourne
- Aug 16, 2010
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can I backup to time machine using an Airpot Extreme with a usb printer
- Asked by Joel H from Normanhurst
- Jun 23, 2012
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