Many thanks Jeff, I'll give that a try.
Cheers, Ed On 8 Sep 2013, at 14:01, Jeff Berwick <mailingli...@berwick.name> wrote: > I don't know if this is the only way to use Airdrop, but I launch it on both > computers, open up a finder window on the source machine, find the file(s) > that I want to transfer, do a [VO] [shift] [m] on the file (bringing up a > context menu) and then choose Airdrop from the Share menu. You will then be > asked to confirm the action on the destination machine. > > Hth, > Jeff > > On 2013-09-08, at 8:37 AM, Edward Green <ergreen1...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I have just got a new Macbook Pro, and want to transfer files onto it from >> my Macbook Air. >> >> I have clicked on Airdrop on both machines and each can see the other. >> >> I then go to the folder I want to transfer on the Air, and press VO comma to >> mark it. However, when I locate the image for my Macbook Pro and press VO >> period, I am told that the marked item is no longer available. >> >> I also tried to copy and paste it but suspected that wouldn't work as the >> things I'd read about Airdrop suggested that I needed to use drag and drop, >> and sure enough, the it didn't. >> >> It's probably stating the obvious, but both machines are running Mountain >> Lion and connected to the same WiFi network. >> >> Any tips/guidance on where I'm going wrong would be much appreciated. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Ed >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
