Microsoft Edge 152 Discontinues Cross-Device File Sharing Feature Edge Drop
Microsoft has officially retired the Drop feature in Edge 152, its built-in cross-device file sharing tool. Users can still export unsaved text notes via a download button before the removal, while files and attachments remain stored in OneDrive. The move is part of Microsoft's broader simplification of Edge, which has already seen the removal of Collections and the sidebar.
Microsoft has officially discontinued the Drop feature in version 152 of its Edge browser, released in 2026. Drop was a built-in cross-device file sharing tool that allowed users to transfer text, images, videos, and large files between devices. In the release notes, Microsoft stated that Drop has been retired as part of its efforts to simplify Microsoft Edge. Previously, Edge had already removed features such as Collections and the sidebar.
Edge, like Chrome, is based on the Chromium engine, but it had distinguished itself with a range of unique features, one of which was Drop. The tool functioned similarly to sending files via a chat interface. Users could drag files into the Drop window, and the content would appear on other devices logged into the same Microsoft account. All items were arranged in a chat-style timeline, and Edge would send notifications to other devices when new content arrived. Files shared via Drop were not compressed or automatically deleted; instead, they were stored in the user's OneDrive account. The storage used by Drop counted against the OneDrive cloud storage quota, which typically offers about 5GB of free space. Drop was not limited to Windows devices, as it supported transfers across Android, iOS, macOS, and Linux.
In the weeks before the feature was disabled, Microsoft reminded users to download any text notes they wished to keep. Files, screenshots, and other attachments shared via Drop remained in OneDrive and were not deleted even after the feature was retired. However, text sent through Drop was not stored in OneDrive in the same way. To address this, Microsoft provided a "Download Text" button, allowing users to export their text as TXT files before the feature was removed. If users did not save this text in advance, it would be unrecoverable afterward.
Other cross-device file sharing methods are already available in the market. Windows 11 offers a "Nearby Sharing" feature, and Android devices have similar functionality for syncing files between phones and computers. Drop had supported cross-platform file transfers, making it one of the reasons some users continued to use Windows 11's default browser. With its discontinuation, those users will lose this option.