Fetch Softworks

When you Control-click in a file list, the file list contextual menu appears. The contents of the menu, and the behavior of the commands, depend on whether you've clicked on a file, a folder, or no items.

Select a command title for more information about that command.

Transfer Window Help

Displays the help for transfer windows.

Copy Fetch Address / Copy Web Address

Copies a Uniform Resource Locater (URL) referring to the selected items to the clipboard. When no items are selected, copies a URL to the current folder instead of an item in that folder.

Paste

Pastes items to upload from the clipboard.

Duplicate

Duplicates the selected files on a server via a server-to-server transfer. Only available when files are selected.

Clone Window

Creates a second connection to a server by duplicating the current transfer window.

Refresh

Updates the file list with the latest information from the server.

New Shortcut

Lets you create a new shortcut to access the selected files or folders quickly, or when no items are selected, to create a shortcut to the current folder.

Get / Get As

Downloads the selected files and folders from the server to your Macintosh.

Open Folder

Makes the selected folder the current folder and displays its contents in the file list. Only available when a single folder is selected.

New Folder

Creates a new folder in the current folder.

Quick Look / Close Quick Look

Display the selected files without leaving Fetch. Many different kind of files can be displayed, including text files, images, sounds, movies, PDFs, and Microsoft Word and Excel files. Only available when files are selected. (Only available on Mac OS X 10.5 and later.)

View as Text

View the selected files as plain text without leaving Fetch. Only available when files are selected.

Edit / Edit With

Opens the selected files for editing in an editor application. Changes will be saved back to the server automatically. Only available when files are selected.

Edit With submenu

Lets you temporarily use a different editor for editing the selected files. Changes will be saved back to the server automatically. Only available when files are selected.

Get Info

Displays an info window containing detailed information about the selected remote files or folders, and lets you rename or set permissions on the items. Only available when items are selected.

WebView

Displays the currently selected items in your web browser (or set up WebView for the current server, if necessary).

Delete Item

Deletes the selected files and folders from the server. Only available when items are selected.