Sharing Files with Bluetooth

Once you’ve turned on Bluetooth, you can share files wirelessly with other Macintosh computers in a classroom, coffeehouse, or anywhere you have two Macintosh computers near each other (within approximately 10 meters of each other). Here’s how to share files:

  1. Make sure both Macintosh computers have Bluetooth capability, and both have Bluetooth turned on, the Discoverable checkbox selected, and Bluetooth Sharing selected. (See Checking for Bluetooth Capability and Turning On Bluetooth Sharing in What You’ll Be Using.)

  2. Click the Finder icon on the Dock. The Finder window appears.

  3. Select GoUtilities. A Finder window appears, listing the contents of the Utilities folder.

  4. Double-click the Bluetooth File Exchange program ...

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