Why do I get an error in airdrop saying it won't accept files.

I get an error from my MacBook Air and my iMac each saying something along the lines of invalid ID when I try to AirDrop files from one device to another.

If no one here can answer that question please repost it in the OS X Lion forum. That feature is part of Lion, pehaps someone there has an idea.

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