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<blockquote data-quote="PGB1" data-source="post: 1825470" data-attributes="member: 76746">Hi Everybody!My spiffy, new TP-Link router has USB ports where one can connect a drive and mount it as Network Attached Storage. So far, I've been successful in manually mounting a Toshiba 5400 rpm drive inside a generic USB enclosure by using Finder - Go -Connect to Server. Automatic mounting by adding it to the Log In Items isn't working, but before I spend a bunch of time trying to figure this out, my&nbsp; intention is to use the router's USB port and the drive for Time Machine backups. If that's not possible, there will be no need for connecting it to the router.I've read several articles and some say it can not be done without a very specific drive. Others say it will work fine with any drive &amp; some recommend a work around involving a sparse bundle folder.I was wondering if any of you have successfully connected plain USB hard drive to a router and used it with Time Machine.Are there any special tricks and/or pitfalls to be aware of?I thought it would be better to ask before I try this and wreck my drive or existing backups.Thanks For Sharing!PaulPS: OS X 10.11.6 on 2006 MacBook Pro</blockquote>

[QUOTE="PGB1, post: 1825470, member: 76746"] Hi Everybody! My spiffy, new TP-Link router has USB ports where one can connect a drive and mount it as Network Attached Storage. So far, I've been successful in manually mounting a Toshiba 5400 rpm drive inside a generic USB enclosure by using Finder - Go -Connect to Server. Automatic mounting by adding it to the Log In Items isn't working, but before I spend a bunch of time trying to figure this out, my intention is to use the router's USB port and the drive for Time Machine backups. If that's not possible, there will be no need for connecting it to the router. I've read several articles and some say it can not be done without a very specific drive. Others say it will work fine with any drive & some recommend a work around involving a sparse bundle folder. I was wondering if any of you have successfully connected plain USB hard drive to a router and used it with Time Machine. Are there any special tricks and/or pitfalls to be aware of? I thought it would be better to ask before I try this and wreck my drive or existing backups. Thanks For Sharing! Paul PS: OS X 10.11.6 on 2006 MacBook Pro [/QUOTE]

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