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Table of Contents

Welcome
- MacBook Air
- MacBook Pro
- iMac
- Mac mini
- Mac Studio
- Mac Pro
What’s new in macOS Sequoia
- Work on the desktop
- What’s in the menu bar?
- Quickly change settings
- What’s in the Apple menu?
- Search with Spotlight
- Use Siri
- Get notifications
- Open apps from the Dock
- Organise your files in the Finder
- Connect to the Internet
- Sign in to your Apple Account
- Set up iCloud
- Browse the web
- Preview a file
- Take a screenshot
- Change your display’s brightness
- Adjust the volume
- Use trackpad and mouse gestures
- Use Touch ID
- Print documents
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Apps on your Mac
- Open apps
- Work with app windows
- Tile app windows
- Use apps in full screen
- Use apps in Split View
- Use Stage Manager
- Get apps from the App Store
- Install and reinstall apps from the App Store
- Install and uninstall other apps
- Create and work with documents
- Open documents
- Mark up files
- Combine files into a PDF
- Organise files on your desktop
- Organise files with folders
- Tag files and folders
- Back up files
- Restore files
- Change System Settings
- Choose your desktop picture
- Add and customise widgets
- Use a screen saver
- Add a user or group
- Add your email and other accounts
- Automate tasks with Shortcuts
- Create Memoji
- Change your login picture
- Change the system language
- Increase the size of what’s on your screen
- How to use Siri
- Customise Siri
- What are Siri Suggestions?
- Use Siri results
- Add Siri Shortcuts
- Get started with Apple Intelligence
- Use Writing Tools
- Use Apple Intelligence in Mail
- Use Apple Intelligence in Messages
- Use Apple Intelligence with Siri
- Get web page summaries
- Summarise an audio recording
- Create original images with Image Playground
- Use Apple Intelligence in Photos
- Summarise notifications and reduce interruptions
- Use ChatGPT with Apple Intelligence
- Apple Intelligence and privacy
- Block access to Apple Intelligence features
- Set up a Focus to stay on task
- Block pop-ups in Safari
- Use Dictation
- Perform quick actions with hot corners
- Send emails
- Send text messages
- Make a FaceTime call
- Edit photos and videos
- Use Live Text to interact with text in a photo
- Start a Quick Note
- Get directions
- Intro to Continuity
- Use AirDrop to send items to nearby devices
- Hand off tasks between devices
- Control your iPhone from your Mac
- Copy and paste between devices
- Stream video and audio with AirPlay
- Make and receive calls and text messages on your Mac
- Use your iPhone internet connection with your Mac
- Share your Wi-Fi password with another device
- Use iPhone as a webcam
- Insert sketches, photos and scans from iPhone or iPad
- Unlock your Mac with Apple Watch
- Use your iPad as a second display
- Use one keyboard and mouse to control Mac and iPad
- Sync music, books and more between devices
- Manage Apple Account settings
- Set your Apple Account picture
- What is iCloud?
- What is iCloud+?
- Store files in iCloud Drive
- Share and collaborate on files and folders
- Manage iCloud storage
- Use iCloud Photos
- Get started with Screen Time
- Set up Screen Time for yourself
- Set up Screen Time for a child
- Track app and device usage
- Set time limits for apps and websites
- Set up content and privacy restrictions
- Set up Family Sharing
- Get Family Sharing recommendations
- Add family members to a Family Sharing group
- Remove family members from a Family Sharing group
- Manage sharing and parental settings
- Share a Photo Library
- Collaborate on projects
- Find content shared with you
- Find your family and friends
- Play music
- Watch and listen together with SharePlay
- Listen to podcasts
- Watch TV shows and movies
- Read and listen to books
- Read the news
- Track stocks and the market
- Play games with your friends
- Connect an external display
- Use the camera
- Connect a wireless accessory
- Connect a printer to your Mac
- Connect AirPods to your Mac
- Optimise your Mac battery life
- Optimise storage space
- Burn CDs and DVDs
- Control accessories in your home
- Use Windows on your Mac
- Get started
- Vision
- Hearing
- Mobility
- Speech
- Control what you share
- Set up your Mac to be secure
- Allow apps to see the location of your Mac
- Use Private Browsing
- Keep your data safe
- Understand passwords
- Change weak or compromised passwords
- Keep your Apple Account secure
- Use Mail Privacy Protection
- Use Sign in with Apple for apps and websites
- Find a missing device
- Shut down or restart your Mac
- Start up your Mac in safe mode
- Keep your Mac up to date
- Reinstall macOS
- Erase your Mac
Resources for your Mac
Resources for your Apple devices
Copyright

Share files between your Mac and Bluetooth devices

If your Mac is connected with a Bluetooth^®-enabled device such as a phone, and you have permission, you can use Bluetooth File Exchange to view the Public folder on the device, retrieve files from the device and send files to the device.

You can also allow Bluetooth devices to browse files on your Mac (in a Public folder or other folder you choose), retrieve files and send files. See Set up Bluetooth sharing.

Tip: To quickly share files between your Mac and iOS or iPadOS device, use AirDrop, Handoff or iCloud Drive.

Browse or retrieve a file on a device or computer

You can use Bluetooth File Exchange to browse or retrieve files.

On your Mac, open Bluetooth File Exchange (located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder).
If a file browser appears, click Cancel.
Choose File > Browse Device, select a device in the list, then click Browse.
If you’re browsing another Mac, the default shared folder is the Public folder inside the Users folder.
Double-click a file to retrieve it.

Send a file to a Bluetooth device

Use Bluetooth File Exchange to send a file to a Bluetooth device.

On your Mac, open Bluetooth File Exchange (located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder).
Select a file, then click Send.
If you can’t see a file browser, choose File > Send File.
Select a device in the list, then click Send.

Set up your computer for sharing files

On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Settings, click General in the sidebar, then click Sharing. (You may need to scroll down.)
Open Sharing settings for me
Turn on Bluetooth Sharing.
Click , click the pop-up menus to choose your options, then click Done.

If you can’t browse or send files

Make sure the other device is Bluetooth enabled, turned on and within range (up to 10 metres).
Make sure your computer is connected with the other device. Choose Apple menu > System Settings, click Bluetooth in the sidebar, then check the status of the device in the list. (You may need to scroll down.)
If the device is connected with your Mac and you still can’t send a file, try disconnecting the device and then connecting with it again. To disconnect the device, choose Apple menu > System Settings, then click Bluetooth in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.) Hold the pointer over the device in the list, then click Disconnect. To connect with the device again, click Connect.
Make sure you have permission to send a file to the device. You may need to enter a password. Check with the owner of the device.
Make sure your computer is set up to share files (see Set up your computer for sharing files).
Make sure you know which folder is being shared on the other computer or device.

See alsoConnect a Bluetooth device with your Mac Use AirDrop to send items to nearby Apple devices Set up file sharing on Mac

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