Q: Photos: external drive format for iCloud
I have a 4T G-Tech usb external hard drive for extra storage and access it through an airport time capsule . I originally formatted the external drive as Mac Extended (journaled). I am using the external drive for photos storage to free up space on my Mac. Unfortunately, when using Photos iCloud won't recognize the external disk. I get the following message:
iCloud Photo Library is only available on Mac OS Standard and Mac OS Extended formatted volumes.
When I open Finder and view my external drive format it shows up as AppleShare which is not how I originally formatted it.
I'm not sure how to rectify this.
MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10.4)
Posted on Aug 31, 2015 8:19 AM
When the drive is connected directly to your computer, it's being accessed as a regular drive.
When it's connected to the Time Capsule's USB port, the Time Capsule is making it available through File Sharing over a network, and so its format will be listed as AppleShare.
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Posted on Aug 31, 2015 8:52 AM