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Microsoft Edgehas a lot of features baked in, but I don’t blame anyone for missing them.
Some are tucked away or off by default.

Microsoft Edge’s Drop feature lets you send files, photos, and messages to yourself through the Edge browser.
Others are shipped without much fanfare.
The Sidebar is a toolbar that’s roughly the shape and size of a smartphone.
you might set the Sidebar to always be shown, however.

Microsoft Edge’s Drop feature lets you send files, photos, and messages to yourself through the Edge browser.
Here’s why you should.
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Drop works similarly to messaging yourself on Telegram or other services.

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If you’re in the Microsoft ecosystem, those are pretty handy bonuses.
you might even drag and drop photos and content from Edge to Drop when browsing on a desktop.
Both text and photos are supported.

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I use it to send photos and files to myself.
It works quickly as well.
If you’re on the latest version of Edge, Drop should appear within the Sidebar.

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Edge is available on Android and iOS and Drop is supported on both platforms.
As far as I can tell, text messages are not accessible through the OneDrive folder.
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge is the default web client on Windows.

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It’s based on Chromium, so it’s compatible with the vast majority of the web.
The online window’s Drop feature lets you share files, photos, and text with yourself through OneDrive.
















