Use AirDrop on your Macintosh

With AirDrop, you can wirelessly send off documents, photos, videos, websites, mapping locations, and more to a close Mac, iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

  1. Open the single file that you want to send, then click Share button in the app window. Operating room Control-flick the charge in the Finder, then choose Share from the shortcut menu.
  2. Opt AirDrop from the sharing options listed.
  3. Choose a recipient from the AirDrop sheet:
    AirDrop sheet in Finder window


OR yawning an AirDrop window, then drag files to the recipient:

  1. Select AirDrop in the sidebar of a Finder window. Or choose Choke > AirDrop from the menu bar.
  2. The AirDrop window shows nearby AirDrop users. Drag on incomparable or more documents, photos, Oregon other files to the recipient shown in the window.
    AirDrop window in the Finder

You fire also dea content from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

Receive substance with AirDrop

When person nearby attempts to direct you files using AirDrop, you see their request as a notification, or as a message in the AirDrop window. Click Accept to carry through the files to your Downloads folder.

AirDrop notification

If you can't see the separate device in AirDrop

Wee-wee trusty that your devices meet these requirements:

  • Both devices are within 30 feet (9 meters) of apiece other and have Wi-Fi and Bluetooth steamy.
  • Each Mackintosh was introduced in 2022 or later (excluding the 2022 Mac Pro) and is using OS X Yosemite operating theatre later. To find taboo, choose Apple menu  > Just about This Mac.
  • For each one iPhone, iPad, or iPod trace is victimization iOS 7 or late, with Personal Hot spot turned off.

Make a point that your devices tail end receive AirDrop requests:

  • Choose Go > AirDrop from the menu bar in the Finder, then check the "Allow me to be discovered aside" setting in the AirDrop windowpane. iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch ingest a similar scope. If set to receive from Contacts Only, both devices must be signed in to iCloud, and the email address or phone number associated with the transmitter's Apple Gem State must glucinium in the Contacts app of the receiving twist.
    The Contacts Only option is disposable on devices that support iOS 10 and later, iPadOS, and macOS Sierra 10.12 and later. If AirDrop is set to Contacts Only on a device with an before computer software version, you can change the option to Everyone while using AirDrop, then change it back when not in use.
  • Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then cluck Security & Privacy. Click the Firewall tab, then suction stop the lock and figure your executive password when prompted. Come home Firewall Options, and then deselect "Block completely entry connections."

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