Can't get Airdrop to appear in Finder on my MacBook Air

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Can't get Airdrop to appear in Finder on my MacBook Air

I cannot get Airdrop to appear in Finder on my Macbook Air on the latest Sequoia 15.1 release.

I go to the settings in finder, navigate to sidebar, and check AirDrop as the option, and it either immediately unchecks itself, or when moving to a different preferences tab and back, it becomes unchecked. It never appears in Finder after this action.

In the Settings app on my Macbook Air, Airdrop is enabled for contacts only. reciever is also enabled, as well as "Allow AirPlay for" which is set to Current User.

I am on a stable Wi-Fi network that has access to internet and other local devices.

Why can I not enable Airplay?

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MacBook Air 13″, macOS 15.1

Posted on Nov 11, 2024 6:43 PM

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Answer 1

Nov 20, 2024 2:28 PM in response to Krzoirzur

I have the same issue on a M4 MacBook Pro, on macOS 15.1.1. It also immediately unchecks itself for me as well. I'm able to receive airdrops from other devices though. It's on a clean install too, I didn't even get the chance to change any settings, it doesn't work since out the box.

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Answer 2

Nov 20, 2024 2:55 PM in response to Evil_Serban

I managed to get it to show up in finder, restarting the Mac several times didn't do anything for me. But Relaunching Finder via "Force Quit" made airdrop appear and now I can enable and disable it in the side bar without issue.

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