Fetch Help Table of Contents

About Fetch (Index)

About Fetch
Contact Information
Licensing
Upgrading from Fetch 4
Uninstalling Fetch
Credits and Acknowledgments

What's New Index

Summary of new features in Fetch 5

Fetch 5 release notes

Fetch 5.8 for Fetch 5 Users

Fetch 5.8 for Fetch 4 Users

AppleScript changes

What is Fetch?

Quick Start

Introductory Fetch Tutorial

Connecting
Finding Files and Folders
Getting a File
Putting a File
Uploading Webpages

Using Fetch Index

Connecting
Tutorial: Connecting
What do I enter in the hostname, username, and password fields?
Making Fetch start with information for your server or website
Making secure connections
Solving problems with connecting
Uploading
Tutorial: Putting (uploading) a file
Resuming an interrupted upload
Uploading pictures for eBay
Uploading files for specific people
Uploading using copy and paste
Why is uploading slower than downloading?
Downloading
Tutorial: Getting (downloading) a file
Resuming an interrupted download
Changing the application a file opens with
Opening files automatically after downloading
Decoding files automatically
Webpages & iWeb
Tutorial: Uploading webpages
Using Fetch with iWeb
Setting up WebView
Solving problems with webpages and iWeb
Shortcuts (bookmarks)
Creating a shortcut
Deleting or changing a shortcut
Moving shortcuts to another Macintosh
Backing up your shortcuts
Mirroring (synchronizing)
Mirroring a local folder to a remote folder
Editing
Editing a file
Changing the editor for a file
Editing files automatically instead of downloading
Fixing problems choosing editors and helper applications
Moving or copying files
Moving files and folders
Copying files using copy and paste
Renaming files
Renaming files and folders
Changing folders
Tutorial: Finding Files and Folders
Changing folders
Permissions
Viewing and setting permissions
Droplets
Decoding files automatically
Automating & Scripting
Scheduling automatic transfers with iCal
Introduction to using Automator with Fetch
More examples of using Automator with Fetch
Setting up a watch folder
Tips & Tricks
Time-saving ways to use Fetch
Tips & tricks
Troubleshooting
Sending a transcript to Fetch Softworks
Advanced topics
Allowing Fetch to work with the Mac OS X firewall (Mac OS X 10.5 or later)
Converting line endings when uploading with SFTP
Displaying VMS version numbers in file lists
Fixing problems choosing editors and helper applications
Moving keychains and passwords to another Macintosh
Using SSH public/private keys or ssh-agent with Fetch

Fetch Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Index

Using Fetch FAQ
Troubleshooting FAQ
Fetch Features FAQ
Password FAQ
Licensing & Registering FAQ
Other FAQ

Troubleshooting

Fetch Reference Index

Fetch Menus Index

Fetch menu
File menu
Edit menu
View menu
Remote menu
Go menu
Shortcuts menu
Window menu
Help menu
Contextual menus
File list contextual menu
Shortcut list window contextual menu

Transfer Window Toolbar

Fetch Preferences Index

General

Download

Upload

WebView

Proxy

Security

Miscellaneous

Obscure

Fetch Windows and Dialogs Index

Edit Shortcut dialog introduction / in-depth
Fetch Shortcuts
Fetch Transcript
Fetch Update (Single Update) dialog
Fetch Update (Two Updates) dialog
File list
Info window introduction / in-depth
Message windows
Mirror window introduction / in-depth
New Connection dialog introduction /in-depth
New Shortcut dialog introduction / in-depth
Preferences
Resume Download window
Shortcut list windows introduction / in-depth
Status pane
Text windows
Transfer window
Verify Certificate dialog
WebView dialog (web address only)
WebView dialog (with Fetch address)

Fetch Upload widget

Fetch Commands Index

About Fetch
Back
Check for Update
Clear Menu (Go menu)
Clone Window
Close
Copy
Copy Fetch Address
Copy Web Address
Cut
Delete
Delete Item
Duplicate
Edit
Edit New Text File
Edit Other
Edit Shortcut
Edit With
Edit With submenu
Enable Encryption
Enter Serial Number
Format submenu
Get
Get As
Get Info
Go to Folder
Home
List of shortcuts
Make Shortcut
Mirror
Mode submenu
New Connection
New Folder
New Shortcut
New Shortcut List
Open
Open Folder
Page Setup
Parent Folder
Paste
Path
Preferences
Print
Purchase
Purchase Upgrade
Put
Quick Look
Quit
Recent Connections
Recently visited folders
Refresh
Resume Download
Save
Save As
Save Droplet Shortcut
Save Shortcut
Save a Copy As
Search
Send FTP Command
Set Upload Permissions
Stop
View As
View as Text
View Other
View Verbose File List
WebView

Fetch Concepts Index

Active and Passive FTP
AppleSingle format
Automatic upload format
Automator actions
BinHex format
Binary (Raw Data) format
Character encoding & translation
Connection types
Download modes
Drag-and-drop
Droplet shortcuts
FTP
FTP with TLS/SSL (FTPS)
Keyboard shortcuts
Keychain support
MacBinary format
Mirror documents
One-Time Password
Padlock icon
Permissions
S/Key
SFTP
Scripting
Security
Server-to-server transfers
Shortcut documents
Shortcut list documents
Shortcuts
Software update
Software update privacy
Text upload format
Transfer Options
Uniform Resource Locators (URLs)
Upload formats
WebView

Fetch Messages Index

Delete stray items at destination (Mirror window)
SFTP Host Identity
"Your password will be sent in the clear" warning

Terms You Should Know

Glossary