AirDrop and Download Folder

[Laisha]

Until lately, anything I got via AirDrop went to my Download folder by default.

Then it stopped. Now, when I receive photos via AirDrop, they seem to go into thin air. Finder doesn’t show them.

The swirling icon on my MacMini rotates like it’s doing something.

The message says sent (presumably to my MacMini) and the chime that happens after a file arrives, but no go.

How do I set my Mac so that anything that comes in via AirDrop defaults to Downloads? The simpler the answer, the better.

 

[Rich B22]

Did a quick search and found this post where you can set Airdrop to any location. Haven't tried it, but looks promising

 

[Laisha]

Did a quick search and found this post where you can set Airdrop to any location. Haven't tried it, but looks promising

Sorry for the delay. Just got off the third of three double shifts in a row.

Thank you, @Rich B22. I'll check that out in the morning. Fingers crossed!

 

[Rich B22]

Sorry for the delay. Just got off the third of three double shifts in a row.

Thank you, @Rich B22. I'll check that out in the morning. Fingers crossed!

By the way, I recently changed the file structure on my Ventura iMac to free up space on the main drive wherein I recreated the major folders (Documents, Downloads, Movies, Music, Pictures) on a second drive with the prefix "My" in front of each; names could be anything you want. I now have My Documents, My Downloads, etc. on the second drive. Didn't want to move the User to the second drive as I've had issues with that in the past.

Anyway, I found that you can use this method for any Folder. Just enter in the Folder Action, the folder in the User on the main drive that you want contents moved from and then in the "Move Folder Items", enter the name of the folder you want it moved to. Save, give it a name and you're done. Works like a charm.

2 notes, 1) I had to close Automator between each version of the Folder Action, otherwise it wouldn't work. and 2) You don't need to download the script mentioned above. The whole process is described at https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252474950?login=true