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Airdrop failed to save

Hello.
I'm trying to transfer a couple of mkv files from my Macbook using OX X El Capitan, to my iPhone 6, which has been updated to OS 11 - every time I try and do an airdrop from Macbook to phone, I get the error message 'Airdrop failed to save, use iCloud storage instead?'. I don't want to do this and want the files on my phone. I have loads of free memory, so cana't figure out the issue. Any help would be great. Thank you :-)

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Sep 24, 2017 8:51 AM

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Posted on Feb 4, 2018 9:24 PM

I found a solution to the problem but it is conditional.

Condition: only for videos and if the video is an exported file from final cut.

Solution: go to export file, settings and go the video codec section and change to H.264.

Export your movie and when ready you should be able to share through airdrop without any problems.

I hope you found this helpful if yes click and the helpful button.

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