I have the 2TB timecapsule I understand I can connect a portable hard drive to the timecapsule via the USB port at the rear. Can you please tell me how to do this as when I plugged one in nothing happend
Plug the external drive to the USB port, and then it will appear in your Mac as a network drive. Open a Finder window and you will see it in the Finder sidebar, under "Shared".
If you have Windows, you will see it under "Network", in your Windows Explorer sidebar
it doesnt show on my mac all that appears under "shared" is the airport time capsule all that comes up is a data file on the right is it connected properly ?
Click on the Time Capsule icon under the SHARED heading, and if your drive is recognized, it will appear as a folder in the window to the right, along with a folder named "Data" representing the Time Capsule drive....assuming that you have not renamed "Data".
If the USB drive does not appear, then you need to check the formatting of the drive. It needs to be HFS+, also known as Mac OS Extended (Journaled) or FAT32.
A Windows format of NTFS or exFAT is not compatible with the USB port on the Time Capsule.
If you have confirmed that the drive is formatted in HFS+ or FAT32 and it still does not appear, you may need to use a powered USB hub with the drive.....even though the drive might have its own power supply.
thank you it is formatted for windows how do i format it to hfs+ ?
Use Disk Utility > http://pondini.org/OSX/DU1.html Connect the external drive directly to your computer to erase it, and copy the files on the external disk to the internal disk
thank you for this it turns out the hard drive only will let me re format in NTFS on a windows PC will it let me format it on my Mac Book Pro ?
If so how do I do it ?
mende1 already gave you some information about this.
In addition, this article will outline the steps to format the hard drive using your Mac:
thank you
thank you this now works perfectly
I have similar problem. My LaCie 3TB powered external drive is connected to my 3TB Time Capsule USB port. I can see it in my finder window but when I click on it to mount it, I get an error msg.
This is interesting…..
My disc is Fat32, has been verified and repaired, under disc utility, but still can't seen...
What on earth does a powered hub do to make it visible….?
(needless to say, I don't have a powered hub…..)
regards,
Stuart
If you are asking about the USB port on an AirPort router, the port is underpowered......so often you must use a powered USB with the AirPort router, even if the hard drive has its own power supply.
Connect a portable hard drive to my time capsule
