# How to AirDrop several files at once from the notch

> Drop several files on the AirDrop zone together, or park them on the shelf and press the AirDrop button. One picker opens with all of them.

Canonical: https://www.notchstar.com/help/send-several-files-from-the-notch-shelf/
Last updated: 2026-11-04

Published 2026-11-04.

There are two ways to AirDrop several files at once. Select them all in Finder and drop them together on the AirDrop zone, or collect them on the shelf first and press the **AirDrop** button. Either way one macOS picker opens with every file attached.

## Option 1: drop them together

1. Select the files in Finder, with Command click or by dragging a box.
2. Drag the group toward the notch.
3. Drop it on the **AirDrop** zone and pick the device.

## Option 2: collect, then send

Use this when the files are in different folders and you cannot select them together.

1. Drop each file or group on the shelf zone. They line up as icons, and you can scroll sideways when there are many.
2. Remove any you do not want: hover and click the x.
3. Click the **AirDrop** button beside the shelf. All remaining files go to the picker.

## Send only one

Right click an icon and choose **AirDrop** to send just that file.

## Before you send

Look at the icons. The button sends everything on the shelf, so a stray file would go too. Apple also suggests confirming the recipient's device name in the picker.

See the [File Shelf page](https://www.notchstar.com/features/file-shelf/) for the rest.

## Quick answers.

### Can I send only some of the files on the shelf?

Right click one icon and choose AirDrop to send only that file. The button beside the shelf sends everything on it.

## Keep reading.

- [A shelf and an AirDrop zone in the notch](https://www.notchstar.com/features/file-shelf/): Park files in the notch while you work, then drag them out or AirDrop them. Drag a file toward the notch and the shelf opens by itself.
- [How to AirDrop a file from your Mac notch](https://www.notchstar.com/help/airdrop-a-file-from-the-notch/): Drag a file toward the notch and drop it on the AirDrop zone. The macOS AirDrop picker opens with the file attached. Pick a device to send.
- [What the AirDrop zone in the NotchStar shelf does](https://www.notchstar.com/help/what-the-airdrop-zone-does/): The AirDrop zone does not keep files. Whatever you drop on it opens the macOS AirDrop picker with those files attached, and nothing is stored.
- [A file shelf for Mac: stop stacking files on the Desktop](https://www.notchstar.com/guides/airdrop-shelf-for-mac/): A file shelf is a temporary holding area for drag and drop. Learn the workflow, why it beats the Desktop, and how an AirDrop zone speeds up sharing.

## More in Shelf and AirDrop.

- [How to drop a file on the NotchStar shelf](https://www.notchstar.com/help/drop-a-file-on-the-notch-shelf/): Drag a file toward the notch and the Shelf tab opens. Drop it in the dashed zone and it waits there until you drag it out or send it.
- [How to open the NotchStar shelf by dragging a file](https://www.notchstar.com/help/open-the-shelf-by-dragging-toward-the-notch/): Drag a file toward the top of the screen near the notch and NotchStar opens the Shelf by itself. Let go elsewhere and it closes again.
- [Why the NotchStar shelf does not open for text or images](https://www.notchstar.com/help/why-the-shelf-does-not-open-for-text-or-images/): Drag to open reacts to files only. Text and images dragged from a web page do not open the shelf. Save the image as a file first, then drag it.
- [How to AirDrop a file from your Mac notch](https://www.notchstar.com/help/airdrop-a-file-from-the-notch/): Drag a file toward the notch and drop it on the AirDrop zone. The macOS AirDrop picker opens with the file attached. Pick a device to send.
- [What the AirDrop zone in the NotchStar shelf does](https://www.notchstar.com/help/what-the-airdrop-zone-does/): The AirDrop zone does not keep files. Whatever you drop on it opens the macOS AirDrop picker with those files attached, and nothing is stored.
- [How to AirDrop from your Mac notch to an iPhone](https://www.notchstar.com/help/airdrop-from-the-notch-to-an-iphone/): Drop a file on the NotchStar AirDrop zone, then tap your iPhone in the picker. The iPhone must be nearby with AirDrop receiving turned on.