jbutler47

Q: AirDrop missing from Share Menu & Extensions in El Capitan and Yosemite

I have several MBA-13 2013 systems with Yosemite (10.10.5)  or El Capitan (10.11.0 - 2) whereby the AirDrop feature in the Share Menu is not present.  Checking the Extensions Share Menu list, I do not see AirDrop listed there either, even though the AirDrop feature works within Finder.

 

To date, I have attempted the following to remedy:

 

1) Tried the Apple Support Article " If Share options or Markup is missing after upgrading to OS X Yosemite or El Capitan - Apple Support ", no resolution.

 

2) Tired disabling SIP, no change.

 

3) PRAM reset and Software Updates, no change.

 

4) Have not attempted a clean install as this defeats the purpose of figuring out what might be wrong. Though some Yosemite users that update to El Capitan will have the AirDrop option return, some do not (rather inconsistent).

 

Curious if others have come across this issue and had any success?

 

Thanks in advance for your feedback.

MacBook Air, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5), and OS X El Capitan (10.11.1)

Posted on Jan 6, 2016 1:26 PM