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I can't find it. Where is it?
24, Mac OS X (10.6.7)
Gimme a break. Who would locate such minutae under a mountain of hype? There is no asterisk on the page Apple website page hyping Airdrop.
Apple posted aKnowledgebase article explicating this on July 20.
There are two problems here, which can't be fixed, but they are valid problems.
1. Apple ads for Lion clearly identified which computers couldn't run it. In the past, they have always disclosed up front what features won't work on which Macs. This time there was no disclaimer about AirDrop.
Yes, it is in a knowledgebase article, but that requires me to search for the feature, be frustrated that I can't find it, go into Discussions to get an answer, be chastised that I didn't read what I was looking for before I found it, and be disappointed that the feature won't work for me. Okay, no AirDrop, I'll forget about it and move on.
2. Apple has a double designation for it products. My iMac identifies itself as iMac7,1 but when Apple issues a knowledgebase article like this, they different method of identification. Since there is no translation table, I still can't know if the article applies to my computer without some detective work.
Long, long ago, I sent a message to Apple asking them to chose one method of identifying their products or the other. Pick one, I don't care which one; just use one and only one. Using one method in System Information and a completely different method in knowledgebase articles and such requires me to figure stuff out that I shouldn't have to figure out. I expect this level of confusion from Microsoft, but this is Apple.
The double designation problem is only vexing in the case of hardware, but it exists elsewhere. Apple can't figure out whether we have an Address Book or Contacts, but at least that is not confusing.
You are right, I apologize. I came here looking for that information. I admit, I didn't read what I was looking for before I found it.
Kenneth Collins1 wrote:
2. Apple has a double designation for it products. My iMac identifies itself as iMac7,1 but when Apple issues a knowledgebase article like this, they different method of identification. Since there is no translation table, I still can't know if the article applies to my computer without some detective work.
Long, long ago, I sent a message to Apple asking them to chose one method of identifying their products or the other. Pick one, I don't care which one; just use one and only one. Using one method in System Information and a completely different method in knowledgebase articles and such requires me to figure stuff out that I shouldn't have to figure out.
Excellent point.
Here's the part that vexes me. I have an iMac (2007), MBP (mid 2008 and apparently just missed it) and iMac (2010). Airdrop only on the 2010 iMac. I get that the newer Hardware have different Nic chipsets that allow Airdrop to go Mac-to-Mac (Ad-Hoc). But why couldn't Apple allow Aidrop on all your Macs that can run Lion, and let Airdrop make the determination of which Mac's on your net were newer and could handle 'Ad-Hoc' file transfers, and which Macs were the "uh, older" Macs and let those Macs use your home wifi for the file transfers in-lieu of Ad-Hoc. Seems like an easy fix to me.
Airdrop is in the finder right at the top of your directory. It took me a while to find it too. Isn't easy at all. Open your finder window and keep pressing cmd+alt+up until you get to the top and it's there.
All you need for it to show is to check it in your Finder Preferences - it'll show up in any finder window (that is if your machine supports it).
Mine doesn't show up.
I'm not sure I understand: your picture shows it right where it is supposed to be and you have it checked.
Now, in order to activate it, you have to do/have two things:
1. Highlight it in the Sidebar
2. Have another Mac with Lion and Airdrop nearby and highlight Airdrop there.
After that, it will be activated and the other Mac's picture will show in the Finder window. If there is no other Mac, absolutely nothing will happen because you can't activate it.
babowa, it's right at the top of the directory. You have to navigate right to the top to get to it. That's why people aren't seeing it at first. Out of those that support it.
In response to your early late question:
When I could not find air drop, I found your blog and checked system info.
Mine says... MacBook 13 inch, EARLY 2008
I didn't know that I could find out about Early or Late and would have kept trying to find Air Drop.
So, I just missed it.
I was hoping to use it between iPod/iPad/iPhone, but I have Mover Connect which works OK.
There is a way of force enabling it which worked for me!!
1. Download Deeper (lion version) from here: http://download.cnet.com/Deeper-Lion/3000-2094_4-75542269.html
2. Open the app and click on the "Misc." button in the menu.
3. Tick the last box on the page "Force enable AirDrop"
Finder will then restart.
Hope this helps!
Where is Airdrop?
