airdrop NOT WORK in sonoma. (how fix)

hi, i. upgrade to sonoma. from ventura. on. my. macmini M1

and airdrop. not. work

ineed tosend files via airdrop to mac studio M1

but. since upgrade to sonoma ...AIRDROP NOT WORK

please help.

thanks

Posted on Apr 30, 2024 2:05 PM

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Apr 30, 2024 4:08 PM in response to codemarlyn

Can you describe what happens when you try to use AirDrop? "Not Work" doesn't tell us much. What devices are you using? Are they both on your network (wifi) and do both have Bluetooth on? There may be settings that have changed with the update. Take a look at this Apple Support page and see if it has any helpful information:


Use AirDrop on your Mac - Apple Support


May 13, 2024 4:35 PM in response to codemarlyn

Sorry about not replying earlier! Didn't have time until now to puzzle this out. I have an M1 MacBook Pro on Sonoma and a 2013 MBP on Big Sur (OS 11.7.10) and Airdrop is working. Does bluetooth currently work otherwise on both computers? You probably have bluetooth keyboards and/or trackpads or mice, so if they are fine, that's not the problem, of course. Here are some possibilities:


1) Turn bluetooth off for a few seconds, and then back on again. Probably a good idea to hav both computers' bluetooth off at the same time.


2) On both computers, click the apple symbol on the menu bar and go to System Settings/General/Airdrop & Handoff, and make sure that "Allow Handoff between this Mac and your iCloud devices" is turned on. This may have been turned off during the upgrade.


If Handoff is already on, turn it off, wait a minute, and turn it back on.


3) There is always the old standby of restarting your computer - or computers, in your situation.


4) If none of these help, you could try reinstalling Sonoma. It's possible that one of your computers had an issue with the update.


How to reinstall macOS - Apple Support


This all I can come up with, from searching in the Apple Support and Support Community websites. You can try reaching out to Apple Support directly here (scroll down to where it says Get Support):


Official Apple Support




May 3, 2024 7:22 AM in response to abovdal

Thank you for responding. I've been using AirDrop for 10 months on a Mac mini M1 and a Mac Studio M1, both. with. VenturaOSX, both working. good, both on the same wifi, and both working fine until I decided into upgrading to SONOMA. on. macmini M1.

After the upgrade, AirDrop stopped working on both,.

i dont have an iphone to test. airdrop. on. phone...just have macminiM1 and MacstudioM1.

well

While both devices show up on AirDrop, when trying to send files, they get stuck at 1% sending. I appreciate any assistance, as I've had to resort to using Google Drive, which is very slow. Thank you.

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