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DamperDan

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Q: Time Machine connections to external drive on ethernet router

Time machine was able to backup to an external drive connected through a router. It no longer finds the drive. What has caused this?

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)

Posted on Nov 15, 2013 6:47 AM

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Q: Time Machine connections to external drive on ethernet router

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by Allen A,

Allen A Nov 17, 2013 1:29 PM in response to DamperDan
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Nov 17, 2013 1:29 PM in response to DamperDan

Hello DamperDan,

The following article provides a number of things worth checking (or double-checking, as the case may be) in order to restore functionality to your setup.

AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule: External USB drive becomes inaccessible
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3271

Cheers,
Allen
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