Airdrop

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gaginker Author

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Airdrop

Using Sierra on an iMac and an iPad Pro, what is the procedure for using Airdrop?

Need to transfer photos that - for whatever reason - are not shared between devices.

Thanks in advance

iMac with Retina 5K display, OS X El Capitan (10.11.1)

Posted on Sep 22, 2016 6:06 AM

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Answer 1

rkaufmann87

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Sep 22, 2016 7:27 AM in response to gaginker

Have you looked over Use AirDrop to send content from your Mac - Apple Support and How to use AirDrop with your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

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gaginker Author

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Sep 22, 2016 7:37 AM in response to rkaufmann87

Thanks rk. My 2011 iMac may be too old to manage Airdrop; but - oddly - some photos eventually are transferred, though it may take several days. Will continue to work on it.

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rkaufmann87

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Sep 22, 2016 7:49 AM in response to gaginker

Yes, your 2011 is too old. the Mac advice letter indicates you need a 2012 or later. I'm in the same boat, I have a 27" 2011 iMac that I have upgraded to use an SSD and it has 24GB of RAM.

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