Q: Airport Time Capsule and WD MyBook
I am a newbie Macbook Pro owner, about 1 week now, running El Capitan.
I just hooked up my Airport Time Capsule (3T) and it seems to be working, as Time Machine reports the Backup Complete. I am also connected to the Airport WiFi.
The Setup Guide says I can hook up a hard disk through the USB port. I've connected a WD MyBook to the USB; it is formatted as exFAT and contains data from my old Windows 7 computer.
What do I need to do to make this accessible to the Macbook Pro? I don't see it anywhere in finder.
Airport Time Capsule 802.11ac, iOS 10, El Capitan
Posted on Sep 15, 2016 9:32 AM
Drives attached to the AirPort base stations' USB port work best if formatted in HFS+. Unfortunately, exFAT or NTFS formatted drives will not work.
However, your MacBook Pro (MBP) should be able to read/write to your exFAT-formatted WD MyBook if directly connected to it by USB.
What I would suggest is that you first attach this drive to your MBP; copy or archive any files off the drive, and then, reformat the drive for HFS+. You can then detach the drive from the MBP and re-attach it to the Time Capsule's USB port.
Posted on Sep 15, 2016 11:38 AM