Bluetooth File Exchange

Bluetooth File Exchange

Developer(s)	Apple Computer
Stable release	Version 4.0.1f4 / October 12, 2011
Operating system	Mac OS X
Type	File exchange utility
License	Proprietary
Website	apple.com/macosx

Bluetooth File Exchange is a utility that comes with the Mac OS X operating system, used to exchange files to or from a Bluetooth-enabled device. For example, it could be used to send an image to a cellphone, or to receive an image or other document from a PDA.

As of Tiger (OS X 10.4.6), Bluetooth File Exchange supports:

Receiving files, including multiple selected files
Sending files
Creating remote folders
Navigating into a folder by double clicking

Limitations

Cannot get or put folders
Cannot move items on the remote device
Keyboard shortcuts such as cmd-↓ to open a folder are not recognised
Does not provide an AppleScript interface

Preferences

A preference item (cmd-,) is the default action on launching the app, where a user can choose to:

Browse (select and view the directories of a remote device)
Send file (the default)
Do nothing

Mac OS X

Versions	Public Beta 10.0 "Cheetah" 10.1 "Puma" 10.2 "Jaguar" 10.3 "Panther" 10.4 "Tiger" 10.5 "Leopard" 10.6 "Snow Leopard" 10.7 "Lion"

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Bluetooth File Exchange

Limitations

Preferences

See also