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Browsing a remote Bluetooth device

You can browse a shared folder on a Bluetooth device in range of your computer. If you have permission, you can send files to the shared folder, or you can retrieve files from the folder.

To allow devices to browse your computer, make sure "Allow other devices to browse files on this computer" is selected in the File Exchange pane of Bluetooth preferences.

To browse a remote device:

  1. Choose Browse Device from the Bluetooth status menu in the menu bar. If the Bluetooth status menu is not in the menu bar, open the Bluetooth pane of System Preferences, click Settings, and select "Show Bluetooth status in the menu bar."
  2. Click Search to search for devices that are in range.
  3. Select the device from the Device list and then click Select.

    If you are browsing another Mac, the default shared folder is the Shared folder inside the Users folder.

To narrow your search for devices, choose the type and category of the device for which you want to search from the Device Type and Device Category pop-up menus.

You can browse only devices that support the Bluetooth File Transfer Profile (FTP).