A drive for a Time Capsule's USB port ...
Any suggestions if adding a drive on a Time Capsule's USB port ... taking into account the newer OSs out there (Big Sur and Monterey) ?
iMac Line (2012 and Later)
Adding an external drive to a Time capsule does not seem to be straight forward.
I decided to use my TC for Time Machine backups of my 2 computers and to add an external hard drive for my CCC bootable computer backup purposes. I never used TM before and wanted to try it. This what I did:
- created 2 new partitions (APFS) on the USB external drive using Disk Utility app
- to save time, for the first backup, I did a local CCC backup of my 2 computers (connected the drive directly to the computers instead of the Time Capsule)
- I erased my Time Capsule and set it as a TM container in the TM app
Once completed, I connected the external USB drive to my TC and the 2 partitions never mounted. They mount if the drive is connected directly to my computer. I swapped the drive for another partitioned external drive that I have (Crucial MX500 SSD) and it does not mount either on my TC.
I am mostly sure that sometime in the process the external drive partitions mounted beside the TC ... but they don't anymore
What going on ?
