I can't see my airdropped files on Mac devices

So, my airdrop is working (I can see all my devices, and the settings are all correct).


I can even see the ring (on iOS devices) and the bar (on Mac devices) complete, and my Mac signals that my files were transferred, but for some reason, I can't find my airdropped files anywhere.

iMac 27″, macOS 13.0

Posted on Dec 8, 2022 11:22 PM

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Dec 9, 2022 01:24 AM in response to 24 Grams

If you airdrop pictures or videos to your iOS device, the files will be autosaved to your Photo Album, sometimes the file could be hard to find out. For instance, you airdropped a file created in 2019, it could be saved in your Photos 2019 album. While if it's other kinds of files, it should allow you to choose where you want it to be opened with. Sometimes when I want to airdrop a batch to pics or vdos which I don't want to save them with photos, I just create a new folder to save them in, then I airdrop the folder (no need to compress), after received it will allow me to open it with iOS Files, then I can choose to save it in a folder I'd like to.

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I can't see my airdropped files on Mac devices

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