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If you're like me you haven't paid all that much attention to the Edge browser's sidebar, but maybe I should. I just updated Edge, & it's at v. 112. Microsoft added Drop with v.110, & turned it on by default with v. 111. The way it works is when you click the Drop icon the sidebar expands to show Drop's GUI. There you can type a message &/or drag / drop files, which will then be sent to your OneDrive storage account. Then on say your phone you fire up Edge, open Drop, and everything you saved is there.
Drop works similarly to messaging yourself on Telegram or other services. But you get the added benefit of it living right within your browser and having the files backed up on OneDrive. If you're in the Microsoft ecosystem, those are pretty handy bonuses.You can even drag and drop photos and content from Edge to Drop when browsing on a desktop. Both text and photos are supported.
I use it to send photos and files to myself. Drop is available on Edge on all platforms, so I can snag a photo from my phone and get it to my PC or vice versa. It works quickly as well.
While you could just use Drop to share files between different instances of Edge on desktop, it's more useful if you have Edge on your mobile device. Edge is available on Android and iOS and Drop is supported on both platforms.Here's how to open Drop on a mobile device:
Open Microsoft Edge.
Select the ellipsis icon ("...") at the bottom of the app.
Scroll down and select Drop.You'll now see any content you've shared from other devices. You can also share files, photos, and text from your phone using a similar interface to most messaging apps.
You can access any content files or photos shared through the Drop feature in OneDrive as well. The folder is titled "Microsoft Edge Drop Files" and is created for you when you first use Drop.
As far as I can tell, text messages are not accessible through the OneDrive folder. I tested it with photos, PDFs, and audio recordings, all of which showed up in the folder almost instantly.