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AirDrop

Has the Finder become badly behaved?

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Dragging a file to copy/move it from one location to another used to be simple. Now it’s complicated by iCloud, dropbox behaviour in AirDrop and Universal Control, and more.

June 16, 2022 Macs, Technology

How to transfer files between Macs

Summary of AirDrop, network file sharing, target disk mode, and sneakernet, explaining how to use each and what they’re best at.

May 13, 2022 Macs, Technology

What’s the fastest way to transfer files with M1 Macs?

AirDrop is quick, convenient and as slow as you’ll get. Ethernet all too often runs at only 1 Gb/s. Here are the fastest solutions involving M1 models.

May 9, 2022 Macs, Technology

How to move Apple Installers around via AirDrop

AirDrop is very convenient, but sets the quarantine flag, which can break Apple’s installer apps. Here’s how to remove those flags in a couple of minutes.

November 21, 2020 Macs, Technology

Which extended attributes does iCloud preserve, and which get stripped?

Some files rely on these to work properly. What happens when you share such a file using your iCloud account? The answer isn’t simple, but here are full details.

March 18, 2020 Macs, Technology

AirDrop and quarantine flags

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Its very convenient and quick to transfer files between Macs, but also sets the quarantine flag on everything it transfers. This can cause problems.

October 24, 2019 Macs, Technology

Catalina crashes non-notarized command tools with a quarantine flag

Do you use third-party command tools? Are you using or planning to use Catalina? This explains how 10.15 changes first run checks on those tools, and their effect on all users.

October 22, 2019 Macs, Technology

Share and share alike: sharing docs from your Mac

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Sharing docs between Macs, or with iOS devices, need not be complex or messy. You may even find OS X Server a help.

January 5, 2016 Macs, Technology

AirDrop: a serious vulnerability in OS X and iOS

Whilst you are busy downloading today’s updates – so far I count iOS 9, Xcode 7.0, and iTunes […]

September 16, 2015 Macs, Technology
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