Q: how to transfer files between macbook pro and iPad mini

Wwhat kind of files? Music? Photos?

Some iPad apps use file sharing for file transfer.

About File Sharing on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

Airdrop  Share content with AirDrop from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

The article for AirDrop between a Mac and iOS device is:

Mac Basics: AirDrop lets you send files from your Mac to nearby Macs and iOS devices - Apple Support

The link in the previous reply is between iOS devices.

The iPad meed the iOS device requires and the Mac has to be

• your Mac needs to be a 2012 or later model with OS X Yosemite installed

lllaass wrote:

Thanks for posting the correct liink.

Mac Basics: AirDrop lets you send files from your Mac to nearby Macs and iOS devices - Apple Support