![]() So to get a file from your iPhone, say, to your Mac it's a real easy way to do that. Reason #3 is how it works across all Apple devices. So it is as fast, if not faster, than any other way to transfer files. So this is a direct WiFi connection between devices. If you were doing regular network file sharing, if you were doing something online it is all over WiFi, right. WiFi, of course, is how you would transfer anything else. So, when you transfer something with AirDrop you're transferring directly from one device to another using the WiFi hardware. You see Macs, iPhones, and iPads have special WiFi hardware that not only allows you to connect to a WiFi network but also allows you to create these temporary WiFi connections to other devices. But when the transfer is done it is done over WiFi. So that is how it finds out there is another device nearby and it lists those. Now reason #2 why you should be using AirDrop is it's fast. I can simply Drag and Drop a file onto the device here and that would initiate AirDrop. I have Options right here so I can show it in the Finder or just open the file.Īnother way to do AirDrop is instead of using the Share Menu you can simply create a new Finder window and go to AirDrop, either using the item here in the left sidebar or if you don't have that there you can just use Go and AirDrop and it shows you this interface here which has all of the other devices where AirDrop is enabled. I can select that and I'm going to get a notification that it is received. I'm going to select Share and then I'm going to select AirDrop. So I'll open the Files App here and I'll just tap and hold this file here. On an iPhone or iPad it is a similar thing. You can see at the other end there's a Notification and you get to choose what to do with it. It shows me the document that I'm going to share and then I can simply select from the List here who to share it with. Then you're going to see nearby devices like, for instance, my iPhone here. You're going to, of course, want to send a copy in this case. Then go to Share or you can use File, and then Share there, or the Share button. You can Control Click it or right click, or two-finger click on a trackpad. Now when you want to send something, like say this file right here, you just need to Share it. This prevents you from getting unwanted requests from strangers when you're in a public place. When you switch on Everyone it is only good for 10 minutes. Note that recently Apple changed everyone to Everyone for 10 minutes. On the iPhone, similarly, you go into Settings and under Settings go to General and then there is AirDrop. Or you can set it to Everyone which is useful for sharing with other people that may not be in your Contacts like people at school or at work. So their Apply ID is somewhere in a contact that would include you with your own devices and presumably anybody else you really would want to share files with anyway. That's to turn AirDrop off or set it to No One is allowed to AirDrip with you, Contacts Only which is the standard that allows anybody in your contacts. On the Mac you go to System Settings and then you can go to General and then AirDrop & Handoff. Not at all! In fact there are very few settings for AirDrop. Unlike network file sharing you don't need to establish which folders are shared and which aren't and set everybody up and everybody needs to be on the same network. It has big advantages over any other method like File Sharing or Cloud Services.įirst there is no setup for AirDrop. AirDrop is a way to wirelessly transfer files and other information between Apple devices. But for awhile now the best is just to use AirDrop. Now there are many ways to transfer files between your Apple devices or from your Apple device to somebody else's. Join us and get exclusive content and course discounts. There you can read more about the Patreon Campaign. MacMost is brought to you thanks to a great group of more than 1000 supporters. Let's take a look at using AirDrop to transfer files between Apple devices. Video Transcript: Hi, this is Gary with. ![]()
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