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Connecting backup drive to Airport

  • 18-08-2015 04:55PM
    #1
    twignme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 354 ✭✭


    I have just got a new external back up hard drive, a seacrest backup plus and have formatted it to work on my MacBook Pro, which it does perfectly. Could I now connect this drive to my airport extreme via its USB so that it can back up whenever I am working wirelessly with my Mac? I don't want to have to keep connecting the drive to the Mac every time I want to back up and thought that may be a way to do it? I'm no techie so if it can be done I would appreciate easy instructions please!


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  • #2
    mass_debater
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,072 ✭✭✭mass_debater


    twignme wrote: »
    I have just got a new external back up hard drive, a seacrest backup plus and have formatted it to work on my MacBook Pro, which it does perfectly. Could I now connect this drive to my airport extreme via its USB so that it can back up whenever I am working wirelessly with my Mac? I don't want to have to keep connecting the drive to the Mac every time I want to back up and thought that may be a way to do it? I'm no techie so if it can be done I would appreciate easy instructions please!

    You'd probably be better off asking in the Apple forum


  • #3
    twignme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 354 ✭✭twignme


    Thank you mass_debater, I hadn't seen that forum and will try over there.


  • #4
    Zcott
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,204 ✭✭✭Zcott


    Yep, plug it into the airport and it should show up as a network hard drive in the finder. Then go into Time Machine preferences and select that drive for backup, and away you go.


  • #5
    twignme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 354 ✭✭twignme


    Done! Thank you so much for your help Zcott.


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