Airdrop not working on MacBook air Mid 2011

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Airdrop not working on MacBook air Mid 2011

The airdrop on my MacBook Air is not picking up my iMac, although my friends MacBook Air (later model) is connecting to my iMac fine.

- MacBook air (Mid 2011 with Yosemite 10.10.4) and my iMac is late 2013, also with Yosemite 10.10.4. Bluetooth is switched on and there is no security enabled - all incoming connections are allowed.

As far as I can tell from apple support pages MacBook air later than mid 2010 should be compatable to airdrop to the OS X macs.

Any ideas?

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MacBook Air, OS X Yosemite (10.10.4)

Posted on Jul 5, 2015 1:07 PM

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sberman

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Jul 5, 2015 10:38 PM in response to didible

See this article, especially "Sending files to and from an older Mac" near the bottom.

As that section says, your Mid-2011 MacBook Air does fit in the "older Mac" category.

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

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didible Author

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Jul 7, 2015 1:11 AM in response to sberman

Thanks for your reply, but as I understand it is saying any MacBook air newer than 2010 should be fine..

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sberman

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Jul 7, 2015 1:00 PM in response to didible

Did you read and perform the three steps at the bottom of the "... older Mac" section I referred to above?

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