Anyone experiencing Bluetooth file sharing issues?

I have two Mac Mini's that normally Bluetooth share files all the time. After installing Lion I made sure to check that Bluetooth sharing is enabled on both computers. When one device try's to send a file to the other I get
To use the services on this computer, turn on Bluetooth sharing in it's sharing preferences.
Anyone seeing the same thing or have a fix? Thanks in advance.

Mark, my issue was a result of too much fatigue and too few brains. I had merely forgotten to turn on pairing on my bluetooth device. Once I realized my idiotic mistake, it worked immediately. Don’t know what the problem on your side could be. I believe the newest bluetooth technology (iPhone 6) is backward compatible with the oldest bluetooth technology (headphones) so it should work. Might want to check out this link iOS: Troubleshooting Bluetooth connections Good luck!

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You won't find any Bluetooth File Sharing app that will work with non-iOS devices. That is something iOS simply does not support.

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Hi Barosz2,
If you are having Bluetooth connection issues after a recent update to your iPhone, you may find the troubleshooting steps outlined in the following article helpful:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4562
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HT204387 can we get apple to make a fix to download that would enable the bluetooth file sharing with any deivce?

can we get apple to make a fix to download that would enable the bluetooth file sharing with any deivce? i would like to to stay with Apple iphone but if they dont improve the lack of features.. i will move on and I know im not the only person to think like this.
regards
gavin_p

There is not "fix" to be provided, Apple made a decision to not include the file sharing profile.
You are welcome to provide feedback, but after six years, I would not hold your breath.
Feedback can be left here: http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html

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The bluetooth Files Sharing app disappeared from my utilities folder. I don't know how to get it back... Please help!

Well the thing is I don't have any CDs that came with my computer.
Why? What happens if you ever need to do a re-install? All Macs come with installation DVDs.
I dont use Time Machine because I don't have any external hard drive
External hard drives are very cheap these days and can save you far more than their monetary cost in time if you lose some valuable work, or other files etc.
If I only use the combo updater is there a chance that it'll work
It depends whether the combo updater includes a full copy of the Bluetooth File Exchange application. That depends on how much it has been updated since the OS was first released. You'll only find out by trying it.
The other alternative is to find another Mac running the same version of Mac OS X and copy the application from that computer to yours.
But you really need to get some backup system sorted out. If your hard drive dies, you've lost everything with no way to re-install.

Bluetooth file sharing to non apple devices

Agreed, that Apple doesn't want piracy, but what about file types like documents and jpeg images that one would want to share over bluetooth with people having devices other than iOS? Its quite a handicap to flaunt around a $900 phone and then ask people to send via emails when they want to share something from their phones.
Neerav

Please read the subject and the original post.
And please don't be sorry on behalf of apple. The fact that we love apple is what makes us want it to be perfect. And nothing/no one is perfect. But I'd rather do with a non standard ear phone jack or a camera without flash than Bluetooth file sharing, which is the most basic way of sharing files between portable wireless devices in general, and smart phone in particular.
I'm also not ruling out possibilites of apple not getting license for incorporating this in the iPhone, from whichever company holds the patent for Bluetooth file sharing. Personally, I fell apple wouldn't leave out on something so basic.
It's just that it should cite a reason officially.

With Bluetooth file sharing being allowed in iOS6 now, is it possible to connect a Polaroid POGO printer to the iPhone and iPad now?

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But wait! I just found this.... http://http://www.pcworld.com/article/260723/apples_ios_6_what_we_know.html
Including a copy/paste from the above link right here:
Bluetooth File-Sharing
Also new in the latest iOS 6 beta is a function for Bluetooth sharing support for apps, according to a screenshot posted by 9to5 Mac.
Source: 9to5Mac
Currently, iOS 5 allows you to share contacts with a car kit, send audio to a stereo, use audio/video remote controls, participate in multiplayer gaming, and establish connections to Bluetooth keyboards.
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I have been using file sharing for years and have never had a problem. Tonight that streak has come to an end and I feel stupid!
I have built myself a PC for work. However, I want to be able to share files with my Mac on it. Here is my setup... On my Mac, I have a hard drive that I have made into 2 partitions. One partition is a FAT32 format, specifically so that I can share files with my PC. I have gone into file sharing and set it up so that drive will be shared with my PC. From my Mac, I can connect to the PC and the My Documents folder on it.
However, when I get on the PC I can not see my Mac unless I connect using the ftp://ip address format. Even then I do not see the drive I am trying to share. I see my Documents folder on my Mac, which is not what I want to share.
I have done searches on here as well as Google throughout the day and can not find anything that addresses this specific issue. Can anyone give me some things to look for? I am fried!
Randy

Never mind, as usually happens after making the post, I finally found a link to guide me with what I did wrong.

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Hello,
I try to config lion server as file server for a windows application we use at work. All other computers are windows 7 or XP, lion server is the only mac. I choose lion server because it's size, quality and personal love of apple products.
10.7.2 lion server's samba file sharing works almost perfectly with all my windows machines, I can copy, delete, modify any text files or office files without any issue, but the most important windows application for my business doesn't work with samba file sharing. After some digging, I found it is because windows program can't read or write INI file stored on lion share. Windows API GetPrivateProfileString always returns empty if the INI file is store on lion share.
You can download a small application for read/write windows INI file from codeproject.com to test this problem:
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I install samba3 on the same server; it works perfectly with windows API. My windows program also works. Looks like there is something wrong with lion server's sambax.
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Thanks,
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All the memory is fine. The server rarely if ever goes down when there are only around 10-12 users connected. When there are 20+ users connected and working heavily it goes down often. When I say working heavily, I mean they are transferring huge files to the SAN (100GB+), sometimes 5 at a time per user, and there are a bunch of others who are reading large video files at a minimum of 220MB/sec from the SAN.
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On my iMac I right click on the public folder in the sharing pane, I get this message:
I'm not sure what this means? Will applying it solve my issue?

I had this problem yesterday, and then it went away. You could try:
a) rebooting your Mac
b) unpairing and then re-pairing your devices
c) try fetching the file from the other device instead of sending it
d) Instead of using the Bluetooth File Exchange program, just right-click on the Bluetooth icon in your menu bar and select Send File or Browse Device
I Hope this helps.

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I had this problem yesterday, and then it went away. You could try:
a) rebooting your Mac
b) unpairing and then re-pairing your devices
c) try fetching the file from the other device instead of sending it
d) Instead of using the Bluetooth File Exchange program, just right-click on the Bluetooth icon in your menu bar and select Send File or Browse Device
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I know how file sharing works. This isn't a basic problem.
I have a volume with a folder containing music files that I want to share to a Windows 7 PC. I turned on sharing and it worked just fine, EXCEPT that I couldn't set the permissions to read only for the sharing user. I have OTHER folders that I can set read-only. I know how permissions work. But I tried just about everything I could think of, with no luck - when mounted on the Windows machine, it was R/W.
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Now when I try to share the folder, everything looks good on the Mac side, it just doesn't appear on the Windows machine. I can still see my public folder. I've also created other shared folders - and they work. EXCEPT, I can't create ANY folder on this volume which will share.
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Mac Mini (2011) with Lion
1 internal drive
1 external USB drive with 2 partitions (Data, Music)
All volumes are Mac OS Extended, Journaled
The Music volume has a folder "Music" which I'm trying to share. (There are other folders which I don't want to share.)
I am successfully sharing folders from the internal drive and the other partition (Data) on the USB drive. As mentioned above, I created another folder on the Music volume - and that one won't share either.
At this point, I'm pretty stumped.
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More info...
If I check "ignore ownership" on the volume, I can share folders on the volume. However the permissions set in the sharing control panel are ignored. Any user can modify (R/W) the shared folder.
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Cannot resolve the problem so far. You?
Note: I can check/ uncheck everything.

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I'm reaching the end of my tether - I am using a new IMAC as my central computer which gets backed upto onto a time capsule - I have a MacBook which I wish to be able to access the files on the IMAC, make changes and save ( word, excel) - this is so that when my wife is at the main computer I can still work on my college work that’s on the IMAC.
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