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1. #Adobe connect os x 10.10.5 software#
2. #Adobe connect os x 10.10.5 Bluetooth#
3. #Adobe connect os x 10.10.5 mac#

On the bottom right of the AirDrop window is the option to discover an older Mac, which is using the previous AirDrop discovery method. Worth noting: For an iOS device to appear in this list, as well as the iOS requirements mentioned above, the iOS device needs to be unlocked.

#Adobe connect os x 10.10.5 mac#

You can choose to only use AirDrop with people in your iCloud contacts, or you can allow Everyone (guest access), which will advertise your Mac with any other AirDrop device within range of your Mac. To enable AirDrop, you, therefore, have to select either ‘Contacts Only’ or ‘Everyone’: You can see the setting above for the ‘Allow me to be discovered by’ option is ‘No One’. You should then see the AirDrop discovery window:Īs you can see, the default setting for AirDrop on a 2012 and later Mac running OS X 10.10.0 or later is effectively ‘Off’.

You should just need to select the ‘Go’ menu in the Finder menus at the top left of your screen and choose the AirDrop option, or select the AirDrop option in any Finder window sidebar.

So, let’s now look at how AirDrop should work on a Mac running OS X 10.10.0 or later and the Mac was made in 2012 or later. If you need to check what Mac you have, select ‘About This Mac’ from the main Apple menu and it will tell you.

#Adobe connect os x 10.10.5 Bluetooth#

(Rather a long list that one.)Īlong with these above requirements, the 2 devices have to have WiFi and Bluetooth enabled for discovery and communication.

#Adobe connect os x 10.10.5 software#

If AirDrop is listed, you can do AirDrop! If not, then your Mac doesn’t support it.ĪirDrop requires specific software and hardware to function. Then select the ‘Go’ menu in the Finder menus at the top left of your screen and look for the AirDrop option: Go to the Finder by clicking anywhere on the Desktop or by selecting the Finder icon in the far left of the Dock at the bottom of your screen. So in this blog I have written about my findings and what I’ve tried to make it work better.įirstly, make sure your Mac works with AirDrop (always a good start!)

Cool huh?Īs cool as AirDrop is, many Yosemite users using a Mac made in 2012 and later, (myself included) seem to be having some difficulty discovering other AirDrop devices. So for any situation where there is no WiFi available, you can still transfer files between 2 Macs wirelessly with minimal setup. Well, it creates a direct wireless connection between your 2 Macs WITHOUT the need for an existing WiFi network. The cool thing with OS X Yosemite (along with iOS 8), is that you can still quickly transfer files between your Mac and another nearby Mac or 2 iOS devices, but you can also now transfer files between your Mac and any iOS 8 device! When AirDrop was first released, you could share files between 2 Macs or between 2 devices running iOS (such as an iPhone and an iPad). Since Apple made some hardware and software changes over the past couple of years, sometimes AirDrop discovery and file sharing is not as easy as it can be. For today’s blog I thought I would mention some options to get the best out of AirDrop file sharing.