Cannot Locate airdropped pictures on Mac

I have airdropped few photos from my iPhone 13 to Mac OS and I cannot find the pictures anywhere, it shows sent but its nowhere in my downloads or in my photos. I had airdropped before and it used to work but now suddenly I cannot locate my photos.


Thank you for any help.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 14.4

Posted on May 16, 2024 9:32 AM

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May 16, 2024 10:33 AM in response to rritajaa

Airdropped things usually go to Downloads. The date will be today's date if you downloaded it today, so you could sort Downloads by date and look towards the top. If that doesn't work, you can use the finder search to hunt through the whole Mac, using the file name, like this:

The file name would be given in the info window on the phone.


The path is shown at the bottom. I just airdropped a picture from my Photos and, as you can see, it is in the Downloads folder. If yours isn't, it should show the path.

Cannot Locate airdropped pictures on Mac

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