HT4783 I cannot AirDrop files between my MacBook Pro & iMac.

I cannot AirDrop files between my MacBook Pro & iMac even though they both recognize each other when AirDrop is open. When I open a file & choose AirDrop it doesn't allow me to click send. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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You can only write in NTFS drives in Windows, not OS X or Linux or any other UNIX-based system. If you want to write in NTFS drives, you have to use a third-party application as Paragon NTFS.
Another possibility you have is to format the external drive in a format that OS X can read and write in it, like HFS+ (Mac OS Extended (Journaled)), FAT32 (MS-DOS (FAT)) or exFAT, but this is longer and you need a lot of time to back up your external drive files

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