If you were disappointed that Apple limited wireless Time Machine backups only to the recently-released Time Capsule, even though they advertised the feature compatible with the AirPort in some pre-Leopard statements, you can smile once again — Apple has made it right, and released the Time Machine and AirPort Updates v1.0. This update finally allows for Time Machine to detect any USB hard drives connected to your AirPort Extreme without the need of hacks. I’ve just tested this update, and can confirm that it does add the Time Machine compatibility. Good news, indeed, for users who already have the AirPort Extreme. Just make sure that the USB HD is formatted as HFS+ with journaling enabled, and enjoy the wireless backups without the need of a Time Capsule. By the way, Time Capsule owners, this update also has some fixes for you.
oneangrytoast on March 26th, 2008 at 10:56 pm says:
will this work with the original airport extreme (the one all the way to the left in the pic)
and if so, please explain how to get this up and running….
Frank on March 27th, 2008 at 6:34 am says:
Sorry, I don’t have one handy to try it out. My guess would be that it doesn’t work. Maybe you could try your luck in Apple’s support boards.
Frank on March 27th, 2008 at 9:20 am says:
Confirmed: the only who support disk sharing are the newer AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule. Not even the new AirPort Express does it.