Hi Walter, There is no trick about using Airdrop - I've used Airdrop all the time without any problems. I Airdrop my workday files from my ‘out on the road’ MBA to my 17” MBP each night or at least every couple of days. If you don't see the recipient in the AirDrop window or sheet:
Make sure that both devices have AirDrop turned on and are within 30 feet (9 meters) of each other. If the receiving Mac is using OS X Mavericks, Mountain Lion, or Lion, it needs to have an AirDrop window open: choose Go > AirDrop from the menu bar in the Finder. If the receiving Mac is a 2012 or older model, click “Don't see who you're looking for?” in the AirDrop window or sharing sheet of the sending Mac. Then click “Search for an Older Mac.” Find out if the Mac has “Block all incoming connections” turned on in Security & Privacy preferences. A Mac won't receive items using AirDrop if this setting is turned on. If AirDrop on the receiving device is set up to receive items from contacts only, make sure that both devices are signed in to iCloud. Also make sure that the email address or phone number assocated with your Apple ID is in the Contacts app of the receiving device. Cheers, Ronni > On 7 Apr 2016, at 5:46 PM, FW <whae...@iinet.net.au> wrote: > > Hi Ronni, > > Have tried before and again today following your Apple link. AirDrop does not > work. AD can be selected on both Macs, but > no luck. Also from Mac to iPad not working. (Bluetooth + WiFi turned on) > I wonder what is the trick. > > Cheers > Walter >> On 7 Apr 2016, at 16:29 , Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >> >> >>> On 7 Apr 2016, at 3:57 PM, Juliet Kitson <billand...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hello All >>> I have an iMac and a macbook air I wish to interchange files between each >>> computer both running Elcapitan, what is the easiest way to do apart from >>> loading onto stick and going from one to the other. >>> Regards Bill >> >> Hi Bill, >> >> Use AirDrop to send content to & from your iMac and MacBook Air. >> >> Apple Support <https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203106> >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> >> 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014) >> 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz >> 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM >> 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage >> >> El Capitan OS X 10.11.4 >>
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