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      • Thread air drop is not working after I upgraded my mac book pro retina late 2014 with latest el capitan 10.11.3 and ios 9.2.1 in my iphone 6s. And my bluetooth of iphone is dropping frequently. I tried PRAM,deleted file calledBluetooth.plist but didn't w

        air drop is not working after I upgraded my mac book pro retina late 2014 with latest el capitan 10.11.3 and ios 9.2.1 in my iphone 6s. And my bluetooth of iphone is dropping frequently. I tried PRAM,deleted file calledBluetooth.plist but didn't w

        air drop is not working after I upgraded my mac book pro retina late 2014 with latest el capitan 10.11.3 and ios 9.2.1 in my iphone 6s. And my bluetooth of iphone is dropping frequently. I tried PRAM,deleted file call...view more
        ajayfromdubai
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        air drop is not working after I upgraded my mac book pro retina late 2014 with latest el capitan 10.11.3 and ios 9.2.1 in my iphone 6s. And my bluetooth of iphone is dropping frequently. I tried PRAM,deleted file calledBluetooth.plist but didn't w

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        • Thread Updated to 10.11.3 and AirDrop is not working. AGAIN.

          Updated to 10.11.3 and AirDrop is not working. AGAIN.

          So, I remember when my Handoff AND AirDrop stopped working altogether - I've created this topic and in the end it was solved(Handoff and AirDrop not working in El Capitan). However, after updating to 10.11.3 I've foun...view more
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          Updated to 10.11.3 and AirDrop is not working. AGAIN.

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          • Thread My macbook pro keyboard backlight stopped working after upgrading to OS X El capitan

            My macbook pro keyboard backlight stopped working after upgrading to OS X El capitan

            So after upgrading my OS X Yosemite to El capitan, for some odd reason my keyboard backlight stopped working. While using the F5 and F6 command buttons shows the light changing, it doesn't actually turn it on.view more
            Pierre Albarede
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            My macbook pro keyboard backlight stopped working after upgrading to OS X El capitan

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            • Thread Can mini-Macs communicate peer-to-peer using bluetooth?

              Can mini-Macs communicate peer-to-peer using bluetooth?

              If so, can one use X11 to do so?  Is X11, effectively, a cross-windows application?  Does it use error correction for the transfers?view more
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              Can mini-Macs communicate peer-to-peer using bluetooth?

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              • Thread AirDrop not working

                AirDrop not working

                I have an early 2014 Macbook Air running OS X El Capitan 10.11.3 and I cannot AirDrop to my iPhone 6 IOS 9.2.1. Does anyone know of a solution to this priblem?view more
                ice_sacks
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                AirDrop not working

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                • Thread I have a problem with Airdrop on my new 2015 Macbook 15"

                  I have a problem with Airdrop on my new 2015 Macbook 15"

                  I have a problem with Airdrop and hope someone can help. I had some problem connecting to wifi while working at a friends house recently. Nothing I did would allow my new laptop to connect although my older one and my...view more
                  naustin_uk
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                  I have a problem with Airdrop on my new 2015 Macbook 15"

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                  • Thread Airdrop Missing

                    Airdrop Missing

                    So the story goes, that i was trying to get a airdrop on the desktop, so i dragged the airdrop app/extension out of the finder favourites and it disappeared. How do get it back? PLZZ HELPview more
                    GAMER54522
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                    Airdrop Missing

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                    • Thread Can't connect iPhone to MacBook Pro by Bluetooth

                      Can't connect iPhone to MacBook Pro by Bluetooth

                      Hello all! I have macbook pro mid 2010 with OS X 10.11.2  and iPhone 5s with iOS 9.2 when I swipe up on the home screen on the iPhone and choose airdrop then Everyone and then go to airdrop in macbook pro finde...view more
                      braden85
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                      Can't connect iPhone to MacBook Pro by Bluetooth

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                      • Thread Airdrop Not Working

                        Airdrop Not Working

                        I am currently running 10.11.3 on a mid 2011 iMAc. When I click on Airdrop to open the airdrop window I do not see any devices. The interesting thing is that I don't have any choice at the bottom of the screen to choo...view more
                        James Sweeney
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                        Airdrop Not Working

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                        • Thread drag and drop on same disk, same partition taking hours. Why, and how to fix it?

                          drag and drop on same disk, same partition taking hours. Why, and how to fix it?

                          Hi,   My computer crashed and I'm putting the backed up files back onto the disk. The drag and drop of the adobe files is 500GB and took a couple of hours to complete. Dragging and dropping that into a subfolder...view more
                          John Galt
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                          drag and drop on same disk, same partition taking hours. Why, and how to fix it?

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                          • Thread AirDrop not working

                            AirDrop not working

                            I have a MacBook Air. I bought it last march, and also have an Iphone 6. I used to pass my photos through AirDrop, but today I couldn't. It never found my computer. What should I do? Thanksview more
                            Beavinueza
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                            AirDrop not working

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                            • Thread Airdrop Device Name

                              Airdrop Device Name

                              Can my airdrop use the name I have given my device?  It lists my name and my device, but not the name I have given my device from the system preferences folder.  For example, I have two MacBooks and when I t...view more
                              chase.hyder
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                              Airdrop Device Name

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                              • Thread Answering calls on MBP not working

                                Answering calls on MBP not working

                                Hi Guys,   I need some advice.   I recently upgraded to iPhone 6s (running iOS 9.2.1). Also have MBP (running OSX El-Cap 10.11.3). Both devices are on the same wi-fi network, however for some reason I cann...view more
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                                Answering calls on MBP not working

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                                • Thread Face a problem in pairing between My iPhone 6s and My MacBook Pro 13" Mid 2012 run OS X El Capitan

                                  Face a problem in pairing between My iPhone 6s and My MacBook Pro 13" Mid 2012 run OS X El Capitan

                                  Please HELP me to solve this problem because it make AirDrop not always probably working. Also I can't pair between the two devices via BlueTooth . My Iphone runs the latest update of IOS 9.2.1. NEED YOUR HELP .view more
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                                  Face a problem in pairing between My iPhone 6s and My MacBook Pro 13" Mid 2012 run OS X El Capitan

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                                  • Thread Airdrop not working between El Capitan 10.11.2 and iOS 9.2

                                    Airdrop not working between El Capitan 10.11.2 and iOS 9.2

                                    Airdrop not working between El Capitan 10.11.2 (iMac 21/5")  and iOS 9.2 (iPhone 6)view more
                                    iChic23
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                                    Airdrop not working between El Capitan 10.11.2 and iOS 9.2

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                                    • Thread airdrop issue on el capitan

                                      airdrop issue on el capitan

                                      Since updating to el capitan (10.11.1), AirDrop does not detect all of my iOS devices (iPad, iPhone 5S with iOS 9.2). I have tried all the possible solution on the web such as delete bluetooth.plist, logout iCloud ac...view more
                                      iChic23
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                                      airdrop issue on el capitan

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                                      • Thread I disabled Airdrop in Terminal... How to get it back?

                                        I disabled Airdrop in Terminal... How to get it back?

                                        Hi, in need of expert help here.   I followed these instructions turn disable airdrop quite a long time ago:   http://krypted.com/mac-security/disable-airdrop-in-mac-os-x-lion/   And now when I try t...view more
                                        ipodtouchX
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                                        I disabled Airdrop in Terminal... How to get it back?

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                                        • Thread Airdrop issues

                                          Airdrop issues

                                          I just cannot get Airdrop to work between my devices.   I have:   2014 Macbook Pro Retina with OSX 10.11.2 iPhone 6S with iOS 9.2   I cannot airdrop from either device to the other. They simply don'...view more
                                          ukflo
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                                          Airdrop issues

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                                          • Thread Airdrop not working

                                            Airdrop not working

                                            System El Capitan iPhone 6 v9.2. I have photos on my iPhone that I want to transfer to my MacBook Pro Retina. WhenI open Airdrop, my iPhone is displayed (grey) On my iPhone, I checked the photo, but there is no place ...view more
                                            Norman Duke
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                                            Airdrop not working

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                                            • Thread Airdrop finally working in share menu, finder icon back

                                              Airdrop finally working in share menu, finder icon back

                                              Hello all,   Hope to help someone like me, spending a lot of time getting airdrop to work. Long story, but hopefully worth reading....   I've spent the last couple of days figuring out, why the airdrop i...view more
                                              Gidi16
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                                              Airdrop finally working in share menu, finder icon back

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