How to AirDrop files from your iPhone or iPad to your Mac<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><a href='
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OS X Yosemite, you can share files between them instantly with <a href="
http://www.imore.com/airdrop" title="AirDrop settings, setup, problems, help, and how-to">AirDrop[/url]. This is especially useful if the files are large and can't be sent via email or other means. Not only is AirDrop typically faster, it's super simple to use!</p> <!--break--> <p>Before following the steps below, you'll need to make sure AirDrop is enabled on your devices. In order to do so on your Mac, just open a <strong>Finder window</strong> and choose <strong>AirDrop</strong> in the side navigation. You can then change who can see your Mac at the bottom of that window. As for your iPhone or iPad, you can follow
these instructions to enable or disable AirDrop.</p> <p><a href='
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