Airdrop won't show files in my download folder on My Mac 2023
So for about a year now when I started some of Apples new upgrades everytime I tried to use airdrop on my Iphone 13 to my Mac it beeped like my files were accepted on my Mac but nothing was in my download folders so I had to go to my old Mac (Wife now uses) and use that computer to download the photos into my dropbox. After spending hours trying to figure it out I realized I needed to open a finder window and go to the airdrop folder on the left menu. Once I could see that then it worked. If it still doesn't work for you send a file from your computer to your phone using airdrop and then after that try it again. It now works every time I use it.
iMac (M1, 2021)