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how to turn off AirDrop

How do I turn off AirDrop? Please give specific instrustions.


MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)

Posted on Jun 16, 2012 8:55 PM

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Jun 16, 2012 10:01 PM in response to paulinefromnicholasville

There is nothing in particular you need to do - when you do NOT have it highlighted in the Sidebar, it is not on. It's as simple as that. And, if you happen to use ethernet to connect to the internet, you can also turn off WiFi - but that is not necessary. Again, if it's not highlighted (selected), it's not on.

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Aug 24, 2012 10:12 AM in response to bshawcos

Your computer and someone else's computer both need to be in the Airdrop window for both computers to be visible to each other. So if you're worried about security, simply don't click Airdrop in Finder when you're in a suspicous area. Keep in mind that Airdrop is for sending files, not taking files, so it's not like someone can steal files from your computer if Airdrop is open.

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