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Jul 7, 2013 5:46 PM in response to rrichar2by Niel,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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Jul 7, 2013 5:52 PM in response to rrichar2by Bob Timmons,(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