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Why is AirDrop so slow?
I am trying different solutions to transfer some 1 GB size files between two Macs on my local wireless network (typically between me and a guest, both being physically in the living room). Here are ...
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Is AirDrop possible between iPad, iPhone and Macbook?
A new Macbook came with something called AirDrop and worked between many MBs such as Macbook Pro and Mackbook Air. Can I use AirDrop also to exchange data between Macs and iOS devices?
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Does AirDrop use up Bandwidth?
I recently used AirDrop for the first time to send about 30GB of videos to a friend while we were both connected to my internet. Two days later I got an e-mail from my internet provider saying I was ...
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Airdrop Alternative for Windows/Mac/Linux?
I am looking for something that does the same thing as Airdrop that would work on Windows/Mac/Linux. Because of hardware it would most likely have to be LAN-based, but I am perfectly fine with that. ...
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Airdrop did not copy complete file
I have been using airdrop to transfere a ~100GB Aperture library from one Mac to another. After ~10h of copying, the file on the destination Mac was only 20GB of size. I was able to open the Aperture ...
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How do I use AirDrop from the Terminal?
Is there a way to share a file over AirDrop via Terminal on Mountain Lion? How so?
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Can I use AirDrop if one or more of the participating computers is asleep/off?
I'm currently AirDroppping 3 very large files and I need to know if the files will continue to transfer while I'm not using one of the computers.
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AirDrop on Unsupported Macs?
One of the Lion features I would really like to use is AirDrop. It would make transferring files so much faster than using a flash drive. Unfortunately, my Mac is a 2007 Black MacBook, and AirDrop is ...
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Multiple simultaneous wifi connections
With the release of airdrop it is apparent that my WiFi network card is capable of making more than one network connection. Are there any apps, documentation, command line tools, etc. for managing ...
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Where are AirDrop temp files located?
I started a transfer over AirDrop of a 4GB xcode dmg file. Something happened in the middle of the transfer (3.5GB) and I now have 3.5GB of space missing from my computer. I have restarted the ...
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How can AirDrop be disabled?
I want to disable AirDrop so that my users do not have access to it but I have not been able to find a place to disable this feature.
The closest thing i have found is this thread but I don't know ...
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Have AirDrop auto-accept files from a certain other mac?
I have two macs in separate rooms and like to use AirDrop to transfer files between them, but having to accept on the receiver every time I send a file is annoying.
Is there a way to tell AirDrop ...
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AirDrop: How to access AirDrop from command line?
I was looking for an option to use Airdrop to sync a set of directories between two computers.
I want to achieve this wirelessly(hence chose Airdrop w/o having the computers connect on a network or ...
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How do I AirDrop hidden (“dot”) files?
I'm fairly new to OS X and just started working on a Lion box at work. I went ahead and purchased a new MBP with Lion, and am enjoying it immensely so far!
I have tried to transfer some files from ...
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Use the Airdrop network to access a computer?
I'm using airdrop to transfer files and stuff to another macbook. Looking at the output of ifconfig, I can see that airdrop creates a VNIC to communicate with the other computer.
Is there a way I ...
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Changing Airdrop Folder
Is there a way to change the default Airdrop location from the Downloads folder to something else? I have changed the location of many other applications, so I assume it's possible, even is possibly ...
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Why does the Network icon in the Finder sidebar in Lion have no function on my Mac?
Since installing Lion on my Late 2007 MacBook Pro, which cannot support AirDrop, an icon called "Network" has appeared under Favorites in my Finder sidebar. This icon seems to have no function. ...
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What is the transfer speed of AirDrop?
Tried transferring 4gb file yesterday and seems to be taking such a long time. Anyone knows the transfer speed?
It may help to say that I'm using last year's AirPort Extreme.
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Is there an AirDrop client for Microsoft Windows?
It would be nice to have an AirDrop client for Microsoft Windows. Does anyone know if such a program exists as a shipping product or an open source work-in-progress?
I'm aware that there are many ...
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Why doesn't AirDrop work on older network adapters?
Apple has stated that AirDrop will support only the following models:
AirDrop supports the following Mac models:
MacBook Pro (Late 2008 or newer)
MacBook Air (Late 2010 or newer)
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