I have an AirPort Extreme (4th Generation) and a WD My Book External Hard drive (formatted to exFAT per WD technician instruction) that I would like to broadcast over my network. The HD doesn't display in the Finder or the AirPort Utility on my MacBook Pro.....Help! :-(
AirPort Extreme (4th Generation)-OTHER
The AirPort Extreme can't read exFAT USB drives. Format it as Mac OS Extended (Journaled); it can also read FAT16 and FAT32, but those should only be used if you don't have any Macs on your network or will be regularly hooking it up directly to a PC.
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(formatted to exFAT per WD technician instruction)
Wrong instructions if you want to connect the drive to the USB port on the AirPort Extreme.....which only supports FAT 16/32 or Mac OS Extended (Journaled) formats. Mac OS Extended (Journaled), also known as HFS+, is recommended.
From Apple's support document:
The AirPort Extreme (802.11n) and Time Capsule support USB storage devices that are formatted as Mac OS Extended (HFS-plus), FAT16, or FAT32. Formatting a storage device as Mac OS Extended with journaling is recommended, as it may provide some more resilience if the device is removed or powered down while in use.
Note: ExFAT and NTFS formats aren't supported
My AirPort Extreme will not display the WD My Book wired through USB.
