Problems using AirDrop between an iMac 2017 and an iMac late 2009

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Problems using AirDrop between an iMac 2017 and an iMac late 2009

I have an iMac 27" from 2017, running Ventura 13.6 while my wife has an iMac late 2009, running High Sierra 10.13.6. We're connected to the same network and Bluetooth is activated on both. Still, I can't see her machine on AirDrop and as far as I can see, there is no way to check if all or only contacts are allowed, because there is no Control Center and nothing in Sys Prefs, so what is wrong? I can't see my machine on her AirDrop, either and my AirDrop is set to all.

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Posted on Nov 11, 2023 5:39 AM

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John Galt

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Nov 11, 2023 6:35 AM in response to Wilfred Hildonen

Apple discontinued support for what commonly became known as "Legacy AirDrop" in Catalina to establish consistency with iOS devices.

For information regarding how it used to work, refer to this obsolete Apple Support document:

Mac Basics: AirDrop lets you send files from your Mac to nearby Macs and iOS devices (Archived)

Until Catalina, there was a link in the AirDrop window "Don't see who you're looking for?" that summoned a dialog "Search for an Older Mac". That option is no longer available and Apple does not even address it.

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Nov 12, 2023 6:20 AM in response to John Galt

I see. Well, the funny thing was that I discovered it did work, anyway. The only thing was that one couldn't see the other machine and it appeared no message with a request to accept or not, but after a while, the folder I wanted to transfer, appeared on the desktop of the old bugger :)

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dialabrain

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Nov 11, 2023 7:57 AM in response to John Galt

+1

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Problems using AirDrop between an iMac 2017 and an iMac late 2009

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