In the left panel, you’ll see the listing of internal and external drives separately. For a Mac user, neither of these file systems is desirable. It's likely formatted for Windows (using NTFS) or maximum compatibility (using FAT32). Once you’ve bought a new external storage drive, connect it to your Mac. How to Format Your Drive With Disk Utility Let’s look at the best file system formats for your Mac's external drive. If you need more information about the ASUS Download Center, please refer this link.With the Disk Utility app, you can easily format the drive, give it a label, or even partition it and create multiple volumes. You can download the latest drivers, software, firmware and user manuals in the ASUS Download Center. Is it planned to add APFS in future firmware update?ĪPFS format is not supported in future firmware updates. Disk formats supported by ASUS routers are: EXT2, EXT3, NTFS, and HFS+. Please check that the name of the USB hard drive selected on your Mac is correct。USB Hard disk name is KING on ASUS router as shown below.ģ. ASUS Router doesn't support the APFS format. Note: The username and the password here means the username and password for login router setting page (WEB GUI), not the one which your devices needs to type for connecting to the WiFi of your router.ī. Please check that the username and password of the ASUS router entered on your Mac are correct. How to fix Time Machine backup not working on Mac?Ī. How to reset the router to factory default setting?Ģ. You can refer to this FAQ for router reset. How to update the firmware of your router to the latest version ?Į. Please reset your router to factory default status. You can refer to this FAQ for more details. Try other USB hard drive to connect the router to see if it can normally work.ĭ. Please make sure your router is upgraded to the latest firmware. Plug-n-Share Disk Support List： ASUS Router Plug-n-Share Disks Compatibility ListĬ.

Disk format supported by ASUS router are: EXT2, EXT3, NTFS and HFS+ (HFS+ is recommended), please make sure your disk format is available. Please try manually unplug and plug the USB hard drive, please refer to How to monitor your USB hard drive on ASUS Router?ī. How to fix USB hard drive is connected to ASUS router but still not shown on Mac?Ī. Note: Ensure to enable Time machine on ASUS router before you set up your Mac.ġ. Back up your Mac with Time Machine - Apple Support Please follow the instructions on Apple website. Note: The storage of the disk must be larger than the MAC's.ħ. Set Time Machine Volume Size(0 refers to unlimited). Click on Backup Path and click your USB storage device.Ħ. Switch the button on Enable Time Machine to ON (Default is OFF)ĥ. Please refer to How to reset the router to factory default setting? for how to restore the router to default status.ģ. Note: If you forget the user name and/or password, please restore the router to the factory default status and setup. (The default username and password is admin/admin). Key in your router's username and password to log in. Please refer to How to enter the router setting page(Web GUI) (ASUSWRT)? to learn more.Ģ. Please refer to FAQ How to monitor your USB hard drive on ASUS Router?ġ. Connect your computer to the router via wired or WiFi connection and enter to the WEB GUI. Before you start setup, please connect your USB Hard disk to ASUS router as shown below. Consider starting the first backup in the evening so it will complete overnight.ĭ. Initial backup may take a while depending on the size of your OSX volume. We recommend you use an Ethernet connection for the initial backup.Ĭ. Before you backup your Mac computer, we suggest you to do disk scan and repair of your disk by using disk utility.ī.

To check the specifications of Time Machine feature supported by your ASUS router, please go to the product specification page of the ASUS official website.Ī. Time Machine is a backup feature, back up your Mac computer, including files, photos, music, apps and documents.ĪSUS routers support the Time Machine backup feature. How to enable Time Machine feature on ASUS Router?

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