Mac OS X 10.5: Time Machine doesn't back up to AirPort Extreme AirPort Disks

  • Last Modified: July 15, 2009
  • Article: HT2038
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Summary

Time Machine in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard can be used to back up to many kinds of Mac OS Extended-formatted drives, but you cannot choose AirPort Extreme's AirPort Disk as a Time Machine backup volume.

However, you can choose Time Capsule AirPort Disks or internal disks as a Time Machine backup volume.

Products Affected

Time Capsule, Time Machine

Time Machine can back up to another Mac running Leopard with Personal File Sharing, or to a Leopard Server volume, or an Xsan storage device.

Learn more about Time Machine here.

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