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When you are upgrading to a new Macintosh, or if you use multiple Macintosh computers, you may want the same Fetch shortcuts on each computer.

To accomplish this, you need to follow a different set of instructions depending on which version of Fetch you were using on the old Macintosh. If you're not sure which version of Fetch you were using, open Fetch on the old Macintosh, choose Fetch > About Fetch, and the version number will be displayed in the About window.

These instructions assume both computers are using Mac OS X.

If you were using Fetch 5.0.5 or earlier on the old Macintosh:

  1. Locate the "Fetch Shortcuts" file on your old Macintosh. One way to do this is to choose Go > Home in the Finder of the old Macintosh, double-click on the Library folder, and then double-click on the Preferences folder. The Fetch Shortcuts file is in that folder.
  2. Copy the file to the new Macintosh.
  3. Open Fetch on the new Macintosh.
  4. Cancel the New Connection dialog if it appears.
  5. Choose Shortcuts > Show Shortcuts.
  6. In the Finder, double-click the "Fetch Shortcuts" file from your old computer.
  7. You should now have two shortcut list windows open, both named "Fetch Shortcuts".
  8. Choose Edit > Select All in the window containing your old shortcuts.
  9. Drag the selected shortcuts to the other "Fetch Shortcuts" window.
  10. Close the window containing your old shortcuts.

If you were using Fetch 5.1 or later on the old Macintosh:

On the old Macintosh:

  1. Open Fetch.
  2. Choose Shortcuts > Show Shortcuts.
  3. Choose File > Save a Copy As to export the shortcuts.
  4. Pick a name to give the exported shortcuts file, such as "Old Shortcuts", and pick a location to save them.
  5. Quit Fetch.
  6. Copy the "Old Shortcuts" file to the new Macintosh.

On the new Macintosh:

  1. Open Fetch.
  2. Cancel the New Connection dialog if it appears.
  3. Choose Shortcuts > Show Shortcuts.
  4. In the Finder, double-click the "Old Shortcuts" file from your old computer.
  5. You should now have two shortcut list windows open, one named "Fetch Shortcuts" and one named "Old Shortcuts."
  6. Choose Edit > Select All in the window containing your old shortcuts.
  7. Drag the selected shortcuts to the "Fetch Shortcuts" window.
  8. Close the window containing your old shortcuts.

Since Fetch 5.1 and later store passwords for shortcuts in your keychain, moving the shortcuts file from one Macintosh with Fetch 5.1 or later to another will move all the information about your shortcuts except the passwords. While one solution is to simply re-enter your passwords on the new Macintosh (where they will be saved in that Macintosh's keychain), you can also move your keychains to the new Macintosh.

There are several ways to move keychains between two Macintosh computers: you can use .Mac syncing; the Mac OS X Migration Assistant should move keychain files between computers; or you can also follow the instructions for backing up and restoring keychains found in Mac OS X Help. See the Fetch Password FAQ help topic for information about how to reveal a shortcut's password using the Keychain Access application.

If you are upgrading from a previous version of Fetch on the same computer, you do not need to import your old shortcuts. Fetch will do that automatically.

See the shortcuts help topic for more information about shortcuts.

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