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How do I block AirDrop?

I don't want others to access my computer nearby or not.

Posted on May 26, 2012 8:17 AM

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Posted on May 26, 2012 8:20 AM

It's only active when you select it from Finder's sidebar. Otherwise the ad hoc network is turned off.

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May 26, 2012 8:30 AM in response to Donna Shore

If it is a concern you can disable AirDrop:


Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app


Open a terminal session and at the prompt, copy and paste:


    defaults write com.apple.NetworkBrowser DisableAirDrop -bool YES


To turn AirDrop back on:

Open a terminal session and at the prompt, copy and paste:


  defaults write com.apple.NetworkBrowser DisableAirDrop -bool NO



Logout and log back in to see the changes.

How do I block AirDrop?

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