Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic. We delete comments that violate our policy , which we encourage you to read. Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion. Nik Rawlinson. System requirements If you're running Lion on a recent Mac, you already have everything you need to use AirDrop.
As long as you're close to another Lion-equipped Mac, you can exchange files without a password in three steps: Open a new Finder window on both Macs and click AirDrop in the sidebar of each. After a short delay, during which the Macs scan the available Wi-Fi channels, a list of compatible machines appears in the main body of the window.
By default any file sent to a Mac through Airdrop will be saved in the Downloads folder, which is found at the bottom right corner of the home menu bar. This will ensure that the name of the Mac that you wish to send via Airdrop to will show up without any hesitation. When it comes to sending files with Airdrop between iPhones, or from OS X to iOS, there may be a little more hunting involved to find just the spot where some files may have ended up. The easiest ones to find are photos and videos.
Anytime these two file types are Airdropped to an iPhone, they are automatically deposited into the Photos app. However, in many cases the photo will be placed within your photos based on when the actual photo or video was taken, not the date or time when the Airdrop took place. So if you plan on Airdropping a photo from several years ago, you may find it automatically pulled up within the photos app right away, but if you want to find it again after closing out the Photos app later, it will require some digging back to the date of original shot.
If you are planning on Airdropping a file other than a photo or video, the process is a little bit more confusing. Part of this is because the iPhone is loaded with several apps that can open various different file types. For instance, if you receive an Airdrop by somebody of a PDF the contains an upcoming vacation itinerary on your iPhone, it will ask you with a pull up menu which application you want to open the PDF with.
Depending on the application that you choose to open the PDF file with, that is where the file ultimately ends up. Another example is if your coworker Airdrops you an excel spreadsheet.
Instead of automatically choosing one for you and opening the Airdrop file immediately in that app, you first have to pick which option works best for you before it finally saves within that place on your phone. As mentioned before, Airdrop can be used in an almost limitless number of ways, and is an awesome companion that allows you to connect your device with another to transfer many different kinds of documents.
Are you annoyed every time you have to create a new contact, like adding their address, determining what phone number is just an iPhone number or if it is the office number, or making sure it includes their email? Select Relaunch from the contextual menu; relaunching the Finder activates the code you entered above. You can reverse the process by using the same command with 0 instead of 1 , and relaunching the Finder again. AirDrop uses Bonjour, the technology that lets Macs and other devices on a network announce their presence and the services they provide, so other computers and devices on that network can find them without a lot of tedious configuration on your part.
What the tweak above does is tell Lion to remove that restriction and look for AirDrop announcements on any network interface. When someone nearby attempts to send you files using AirDrop, you see their request as a notification, or as a message in the AirDrop window.
Click Accept to save the files to your Downloads folder. Share content with AirDrop Open the file that you want to send, then click Share button in the app window. Or Control-click the file in the Finder, then choose Share from the shortcut menu.
Choose AirDrop from the sharing options listed.
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