AirPort Extreme 6th Generation APFS

Does the AirPort Extreme 6th generation support APFS formatted external hard drives?

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Posted on Jul 31, 2021 1:46 AM

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LaPastenague

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Posted on Jul 31, 2021 2:39 AM

No.. the only viable format is still HFS+

If you are backing up big sur computer using Time Machine it will create a sparse bundle (virtual disk) which is formatted APFS.

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LaPastenague

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Jul 31, 2021 2:39 AM in response to malumphobe

No.. the only viable format is still HFS+

If you are backing up big sur computer using Time Machine it will create a sparse bundle (virtual disk) which is formatted APFS.

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Jul 31, 2021 2:44 AM in response to malumphobe

Thanks very much. Answered my question!

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