# How do I use Airdrop?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-use-airdrop/941497>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 6, 2021, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-use-airdrop/941497 "2021-05-06T00:03:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-use-airdrop/941497/1 "2021-05-06T00:03:22Z")

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I get tired of emailing photos from my iPhone 6S to myself, so I thought I’d try Airdrop. This is what I did:

1. Chose a photo.
2. Clicked the Share icon.
3. Clicked the Airdrop icon.
4. Clicked the MacBook Pro icon.

In Finder, I had previously opened Airdrop, which was empty. Upon clicking on the MacBook Pro icon on the phone, the icon displayed ‘Sent’ under it. The Finder window shows a circle with my initials in it, with my name an ‘iPhone’ underneath.

Now what? I can’t click on the circle with the initials. I don’t see the photos on my desktop. So where are the files? How do I get photos off of my iPhone without emailing them to me?

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**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-use-airdrop/941497/2 "2021-05-06T00:17:03Z")

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They should be in your Downloads folder.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2021, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-use-airdrop/941497/3 "2021-05-06T00:20:57Z")

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Thanks!