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This. Airdrop is actually viable for transferring huge files, like RAW photos or ProRes footage. I've had video engineering professionals ask me if it's viable

This. Airdrop is actually viable for transferring huge files, like RAW photos or ProRes footage. I've had video engineering professionals ask me if it's viable to implement Airdrop support in something like a camera or a recorder, not because it's pretty or doesn't need cables, but because it would save them time in a media workflow (they are busy people).

Obscurity4340 3y ago
Resilio Sync's pretty fast and less fussy than AirDrop, I also don't like keeping AirDrop running chronically
- voisin 3y ago
  > I also don't like keeping AirDrop running chronically Why?
  - mckn1ght 3y ago
    It’s better now that you can choose only to expose it to contacts, and only enable it for “everyone” for a limited time. I seem to remember in the past you could leave “everyone” enabled indefinitely, evident anytime you stood in a crowd.
    - bananapub 3y ago
      > I seem to remember in the past you could leave “everyone” enabled indefinitely, evident anytime you stood in a crowd. er yes, Apple seemingly eliminated the "everyone/forever" option because it was being used to slightly-anonymously[0] spread stuff the chinese government didn't like [1] 0: https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/01/hackers-can-id-unique-apple-airdrop-users-chinese-authorities-claim-to-do-just-that/ https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/01/hackers-can-id-uniq... 1: https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/09/apple-limits-airdrop-everyone-option-to-10-minutes-in-china/ https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/09/apple-limits-airdrop-every...
- hmottestad 3y ago
  I have been using Resilio Sync between my Mac, Synology and an android e-ink tablet. Everything was working fine when I set it up, then a few months later when I wanted to transfer something I discovered that Resilio Sync on the Android e-ink tablet had forgotten about the shared folder. Trying to set it up again is a pain. I would prefer AirDrop over Resilio Sync any day of the week. Resilio Sync is also incredibly slow when the two devices are not connected to the same network. Like kb/s slow.
safeimp 3y ago
I was pleasantly pleased to recently learn Airdrop has no file size limitation! I needed to transfer several 7-9 GB files and thought for sure I'd run into issues but everything moved smooth (and quickly!).
newZWhoDis 3y ago
This. Apple’s built in migration tool always (well, the last 3 years anyways) fails to move everything in my File’s app over to the new device. I’ve moved ~500-800GB via air drop in one go before.

Obscurity4340 3y ago

Resilio Sync's pretty fast and less fussy than AirDrop, I also don't like keeping AirDrop running chronically

voisin 3y ago
> I also don't like keeping AirDrop running chronically Why?
- mckn1ght 3y ago
  It’s better now that you can choose only to expose it to contacts, and only enable it for “everyone” for a limited time. I seem to remember in the past you could leave “everyone” enabled indefinitely, evident anytime you stood in a crowd.
  - bananapub 3y ago
    > I seem to remember in the past you could leave “everyone” enabled indefinitely, evident anytime you stood in a crowd. er yes, Apple seemingly eliminated the "everyone/forever" option because it was being used to slightly-anonymously[0] spread stuff the chinese government didn't like [1] 0: https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/01/hackers-can-id-unique-apple-airdrop-users-chinese-authorities-claim-to-do-just-that/ https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/01/hackers-can-id-uniq... 1: https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/09/apple-limits-airdrop-everyone-option-to-10-minutes-in-china/ https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/09/apple-limits-airdrop-every...
hmottestad 3y ago
I have been using Resilio Sync between my Mac, Synology and an android e-ink tablet. Everything was working fine when I set it up, then a few months later when I wanted to transfer something I discovered that Resilio Sync on the Android e-ink tablet had forgotten about the shared folder. Trying to set it up again is a pain. I would prefer AirDrop over Resilio Sync any day of the week. Resilio Sync is also incredibly slow when the two devices are not connected to the same network. Like kb/s slow.

safeimp 3y ago

I was pleasantly pleased to recently learn Airdrop has no file size limitation! I needed to transfer several 7-9 GB files and thought for sure I'd run into issues but everything moved smooth (and quickly!).

newZWhoDis 3y ago

This. Apple’s built in migration tool always (well, the last 3 years anyways) fails to move everything in my File’s app over to the new device. I’ve moved ~500-800GB via air drop in one go before.