User's Manual
Bluetooth Software Suite User’s Manual
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File transfer
File transfer is a way of sharing files with others.
In the Bluetooth Neighborhood, you can make a
file available to a remote user by placing it in the
folder My Shared Files:
When a remote user has carried out service
discovery on your device, he can open your folder
My Shared Files and the files in it. Furthermore,
he can add and delete files if he is allowed to do
so (for information on the security aspects of My
Shared Files, see the section “File Transfer
Settings”).
Finally, if a remote device sends a file to your
local device, it is received in My Shared Files.
Making a file available in My Shared Files
Placing a file in My Shared Files is easily done by
dragging the file from where it is stored to the
folder My Shared Files. Or you can open My
Shared Files first, and then drag the file to the list
view displaying the contents of My Shared Files.
In the above example, a file is being dragged from
the desktop to the list view displaying the contents
of My Shared Files.
When a remote user opens your folder My Shared
Files, he will have access to the file you placed in
it.
Sending a file to a remote device
If you want to transfer a file to the Shared Files
folder of a remote device, you can do so in a
number of ways:
• Drag the file from where it is stored to the
remote device (or device folder):
In the above example, a file is being dragged
from My Documents to the remote device.
• First carry out service discovery on the remote
device. Then drag the file from where it is
stored into the remote Shared Files folder: