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Is it posible to view local and remote files in one window? (22 posts)
- Started 13 years ago by scott
- Latest reply 6 years ago from Jim Matthews
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scott Member
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Scott McGuire Administrator
Hi Scott,
Thanks for purchasing Fetch!
Fetch does not have a view of local files in its window; it only shows the files on the server.
However, you can open a window on your Mac's hard drive, and then drag files between the Mac window and the Fetch window to transfer them - drag from the Mac Finder window to the Fetch window to upload, and drag from the Fetch window to the Mac Finder window to download.
When you use the Get button or Get command, Fetch will download your files to the folder set as your download folder in the Fetch preferences. By default this is usually your "Downloads" folder. You can check the setting by going to the Fetch menu, choosing Preferences, clicking the Download tab, and seeing what folder the "Save download files to" preference is set to.
But it sounds like dragging and dropping between the Fetch window and a Mac Finder window might be more what you want to do.
Please let us know if you have any further questions.
Thanks,
Scott McGuire
Fetch Softworks -
TJ Member
I REALLY wish Fetch would incorporate a local view, too. I like the rest of the Fetch interface so much more than Filezilla (which I recently downloaded for a class), but the local and remote windows of Filezilla/DW. I use Fetch for my non-site managed things. I use DW so much, I'm used to dragging and dropping within one window.
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Jim Matthews Administrator
Thanks, TJ, for that feedback.
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Bo Member
I'm sorry this is ridiculous that you would not include both local and remote. I'm assisting a friend and told him to forgo this software because it's like working in the dark with one eye open. This is a surprise to me bc I used this software years ago and it wasn't like this. It was my primary FTP and as TJ said, Fetch needs to rethink this bc developers can not afford to waste the time doing what you advised,
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TJ Member
One reason I want a dual pane is that I can verify that my site structure is the same in both my local folder and in my remote folder. Yes, I can open a finder window, and blah blah blah, but it's so much better when I can view them in one window, side by side. Almost every other FTP client out there provides this functionality, but Fetch is one of the vey few that doesn't. I would expect the single pane in a free app, but I paid for Fetch. I'm actively looking for another option, even if I have to pay for it.
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Chris Member
I used Fetch in the mid-90s and loved it. I've installed Fetch numerous times since but each time have realized the interface doesn't include both local and remote files in the main window. This is a must for me. My company manages over 100 websites and we're constantly flipping back and forth between them making changes. Setting one download folder in Preferences does not work. I'd be willing to forgo some functionality in favour of the great features Fetch has, but showing a remote-only window is an obstacle I can not work with. FileZilla was my second choice; it's faster than Dreamweaver's FTP, but the interface is hideous and now it no longer works properly for me in Mountain Lion. I continue the search ....
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TJ Member
It's been a year. No movement on this. So I can't really recommend that my web developer friends drop $30 on the software. In fact, if they talk about the software, I warn them about Fetch's shortcoming and suggest they look elsewhere. Filezilla's interface still sucks, so I pretty much just use DW. I rarely open Fetch. A quick search of Google has revealed 7 free FTP products, and other alternatives to Fetch for about the same price, or much less.
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Jim Matthews Administrator
I apologize that we still don't have this feature.
Jim Matthews
Fetch Softworks -
ac Member
I completely agree with everyone else here. I bought 2 licenses of Fetch (2 macs) and am regretting it. No local view is a dealbreaker. Without it, my productivity has screeched to a near-halt and I'm losing a lot of wasted time and money fighting with viewing files in their proper place, switching between windows to upload/download and confirm tree structure etc.
Come on, folks. If you're going to charge people for software, shouldn't it at least be as functional as the free alternatives out there???
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Jim Smith Member
What happened to Fetch? The older version had a split window showing local files on the right and remote files on the left. Why did you remove that feature? I've paid $30+ for the software and CD. Please, please, please upgrade (without add'l charges) to the split window feature you used to have! Fetch was always my favorite FTP client... no more now. Please fix this issue or I will be demanding a refund and publish comments about this Fetch Flaw on every technical blog I can get my hands on. I won't pay for a flawed version no matter how 'new' it is. Thank you.
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TJ Member
Fetch hasn't had this for awhile. It's not that it's flawed, it's that this feature isn't available and hasn't been. This thread was started two years ago. Carry on with your refund efforts and check out Filezilla. Remote/local view, and VERY FAST. A bit of a learning curve, but also FREE and available for Macs and PCs.
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Jim Smith Member
Thank you, TJ. It is true though that Fetch used to have that feature. I have an old copy on my old (now defunct) Mac that had the split window. I don't know why they'd drop it.
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Jim Matthews Administrator
Hi Jim,
Since I wrote Fetch I think I can speak with some authority when I say that Fetch has never had a local file view. That was a deliberate decision on my part, but it's a decision that we revisit from time to time, so we may add this feature in a future release.
If you would like a refund for your purchase please contact support at http://fetchsoftworks.com/fetch/feedback -- we'll be happy to help.
Thanks,
Jim Matthews
Fetch Softworks -
Robin Member
Just another vote for a split window! I know it's just one extra click to get to the local file view, but during the course of a project that can add up to a lot of extra clicks. What a shame, I'm going to miss that puppy!
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Andrew Peterson Member
I’d like to add my vote and strong preference for a split window... I’ll admit it’s nice that you can drag a file straight from the Finder (or PathFinder, which I use) into the Fetch window... but there’s a certain minor clunkiness to having to resort to that which a split window feature would solve... I too long ago used, appreciated, and got used to the split window in Dreamweaver and FileZilla (both of which I left for other reasons). Hell, PathFinder has a marvelous split window feature too, which is one of the main reasons I strongly prefer it to the Finder -- it DOES make a difference, and a noticeable one, in terms of ease of use, and every little convenience and shortcut that can be brought to bear to reduce the toil of the webmaster is a fine thing, modest though it may be. There's just a wonderful elegance and “rightness” to a split window, which makes its absence in Fetch jarring and puzzling, at least to me. I have no idea how much work is involved in adding this functionality, but it seems to me (although admittedly I’m not a programmer) that surely it’s not much compared to the work that must have gone into creating Fetch in the first place and bringing it to its current capacity, though I’m ignorant as to the truth and open to being corrected on the point. Anyway, I’ve said my piece. Thank you for hearing me out.
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Jim Matthews Administrator
Thanks for the feedback!
Jim Matthews
Fetch Softworks -
val Member
a local view would be very very very nice, pretty please!
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val Member
a local view would be very very very nice, pretty please!
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Jim Matthews Administrator
Thanks for adding your feedback!
Jim Matthews
Fetch Softworks -
Kevin Member
I have to agree with everyone who's commented so far... I have been a Fetch user for years and have always wished there was a local and remote view. There have been times I've forgone using Fetch and instead used Dreamweaver, CyberDuck, or even Filezilla because I tend to have connection issues when dragging files from a window to Fetch. It doesn't happen all the time, but usually when there's a ton of files that need to be migrated at one time.
Please, please, please at least give us the option to turn on/off a local view. If I recall, Fetch had it years ago when I first started using it for FTP.
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Jim Matthews Administrator
Hi Kevin,
Fetch has never had a local view, but I appreciate the feedback. You might check out Transmit, which does have a local view.
Thanks,
Jim Matthews
Fetch Softworks
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I am used to viewing local and remote files in one window. Think Filezilla, ws_ftp, Dreamweaver, etc.
How do I do this with Fetch?
I used Fetch years a go and just purchased it for security reasons (like the secure connections and keychain aspects). But, I am not used to the default view and am not sure I want to use it this way. I downloaded (get) a file from a server and have no idea where it went.
Posted 13 years ago #