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We've updated our iMac to Ventura and since doing so Airdrop is not working. I can find the device to send the file to from my MacBook Pro and the pop up shows up on the iMac to receive it. It goes through the send process, but once it's done, the files are no where to be found. How can I fix this? I use this feature frequently between these two devices.
Just upgraded to 13.4.1 on iMac 2017 and I can confirm that AirDrop has stopped working with my iPad Air 2 and iPhone SE, both running IOS 15.7.7.
Just like the others, I can see the devices from each other but any attempt at a file transfer but completely files with the icon just flashing "waiting..."
Very frustrating as I used to use AirDrop all the time.
I've done all the checks, ensured each device is up to date with software, checked that firewalls aren't interfering, rebooted all devices, cycled the wifi and bluetooth multiple times, and no change... the devices can see each other but no file transfer takes place.
I was able to call the support line and get a resolution. With the update, i had all backups from my Mac going to my Dropbox including my downloads. Once my downloads folder was disconnected from being backed up to my Dropbox, I was able to Airdrop and haven’t had any issues since
DarinBrannon wrote:
We've updated our iMac to Ventura and since doing so Airdrop is not working. I can find the device to send the file to from my MacBook Pro and the pop up shows up on the iMac to receive it. It goes through the send process, but once it's done, the files are no where to be found. How can I fix this?
I use this feature frequently between these two devices.
Can you verify your software is up to date…
The current stable release of Ventura including bug fixes, security updates is macOS Ventura 13.3.1
Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support
Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support
Shut down and restart both devices and compare your results.
Finally found a solution. This may be for a very specific scenario.
My Setup
I was able to AirDrop from the iPhone to the Mac, but not from the Mac to the same iPhone.
It was a visibility issue. In iOS 16, the default is "Visible to Contacts only". And, it does not allow a "visible to all" option turned on forever. You can enable that for 10 mins only.
So fix for me was to enable the "visible to all" option for my iPhone, so that my Mac could see my iPhone.
How to turn on the "visible to all" option for AirDrop on your iPhone with iOS 16? I found that on this video at 3:20 mark.
This actually worked for me. Not too happy to not back up my downloads but for now, unticking the box of the download folder in dropbox/ back up cleared the issue after a restart.
Hope that this post will help someone as it took me a while to find the above solution through websearch..
None of this has worked for me. My Dropbox is not backing up any folders. iOS is 16.5.1 (as of 7/6/2023) and Mac is Ventura 13.4.1 (as of 7/6/2023). Every time I attempt to airdrop from iPhone 14 to Macbook Pro 16 2021 M1 it says "waiting" and never transfers. When I attempt the same in reverse from MBP to iPhone, I drag an image for instance over the icon of the iPhone and nothing. No error message, to indication anything is being transfered, nothing. Never transfers. It is very frustrating to have these devices not functioning with Apple's own software, nevermind all the frustrations with third-party softwares that don't like M1 chip.
Had the same problem after upgrading to Ventura. Eventually solved it by searching for and opening the Airdrop app in finder, for some reason Ventura had set Airdrop's "Allow me to be discovered by" to "no-one". Weirdly my phone could still find the computer but the files never arrived. I changed that setting back to to "Everyone" and Airdrop worked again.
Have you installed and run any "cleaning", "optimizing", "speed-up", anti-virus or VPN apps on your Mac?
IMac was just updated yesterday. My MacBook Pro is older so still running Big Sur. Surely Airdrop should work between different versions of the OS
Same for me. I'm so annoyed because I Airdrop from my phone to my Mac at least once a day. I have no idea what to do.
How did you disconnect your Download folder from Dropbox? I am not sure if that is my issue, but I would like to try and isolate that possibility.
They actually went into the Dropbox app setting to make sure that it was backing up the Download folder. It was so we just disconnected it from backing up and that worked
I thought I had the same problem, but then realized I was running everything through different VPN IPS. Turned them off and it started working.
Did you ever find a solution?
Airdrop not working in Ventura
