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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 Nov 15, 2017 6:02 PM

Temporary fix if using VLC Player

  1. Airdrop like normal.
  2. When prompted to approve transfer- Save to iCloud Drive.
  3. Go to the "New" Apple Files App
  4. Click Browse- Your file should be saved in "iCloud Drive"
  5. Click the saved file
  6. Click the box with arrow in top right corner- gives you more options for the file.
  7. Scroll over to VLC Player.
  8. It should now be listed in VLC like normal.
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Airdrop failed to save

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