Bugs & Fixes: Time Machine, AirPort Extreme drives, and multiple Macs
Sometimes one plus one doesn’t add up to two.
One: OS X’s Time Machine can back up a drive to any other drive physically connected to your Mac, internal or external. It can also back up to Apple’s Time Capsule—a device that is essentially an AirPort Extreme with a hard drive built in. The advantage of Time Capsule is that its drive is accessible to any Mac on your local network, allowing you to simultaneously back up multiple Macs to the same drive.
Plus one: AirPort Extreme supports adding a hard drive to its USB port. Once connected, you can enable file sharing, allowing multiple users to share data from the drive.
Equals: You would think this adds up to a straight-forward conclusion: Time Machine can back up to a USB drive connected to an AirPort Extreme.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
http://www.macworld.com/article/2025757/bugs-and-fixes-time-machine-airport-extreme-drives-and-multiple-macs.html
