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    Airdrop Missing from Sidebar Window in Mac OS X Lion

    I'm running Mac OS X Lion. Airdrop misplaced from Finder window. When I go to Finder> Preferences> Sidebar, was not built-in.

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    Re: Airdrop Missing from Sidebar Window in Mac OS X Lion

    Quote Originally Posted by Ooghavanth View Post
    I'm running Mac OS X Lion. Airdrop misplaced from Finder window. When I go to Finder> Preferences> Sidebar, was not built-in.
    Unluckily, it has not anything to do with no matter what you - have to do with the built-in wifi card. And would only be helpful for you if you have another Mac with about airdrop.

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    Re: Airdrop Missing from Sidebar Window in Mac OS X Lion

    That's not entirely true - I had two machines and airdrop is supported only one of them was in it (of course, did not work because there was no second machine to work with him, but show a machine).

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    Re: Airdrop Missing from Sidebar Window in Mac OS X Lion

    Quote Originally Posted by Ooghavanth View Post
    I'm running Mac OS X Lion. Airdrop misplaced from Finder window. When I go to Finder> Preferences> Sidebar, was not built-in.
    "To make use of Airdrop in the Finder, simply choose AirDrop from the Go menu"

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    Re: Airdrop Missing from Sidebar Window in Mac OS X Lion

    To use the airdrop in the Finder, choose airdrop from the Go menu.

    Airdrop routinely discovers all other Wi-Fi Mac airdrops that are near the PC (this might take a few seconds). To make confident you're in the Finder, click on the desktop (the backdrop area of the display), or click Search on the Dock

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    Re: Airdrop Missing from Sidebar Window in Mac OS X Lion

    I have two other Macs in the airdrop operation the identical network. This is the third Mac; wi-fi cards are using the identical network (home network). So I do not recognize why Mac does not come into view the third release from the air.

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    Re: Airdrop Missing from Sidebar Window in Mac OS X Lion

    Airdrop creates its own ad hoc network. It is the manufacturer and / or firmware version installed AirPort card - well-matched or not; your network has nothing to do with it.

    There is a fix floating around here that supposedly works - I hate to make use of haxies not recommend them, nevertheless I have tried Searching Lot.

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