Fetch Help PDF Index

Fetch Help Table of Contents

About Fetch (Index)

Contact Information

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

Introductory Fetch Tutorial

Finding Files and Folders

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

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

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

Licensing & Registering FAQ

Troubleshooting

Fetch Reference Index

Fetch Menus Index

Contextual menus

File list contextual menu

Shortcut list window contextual menu

Transfer Window Toolbar

Fetch Preferences Index

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

Info window introduction / in-depth

Message windows

Mirror window introduction / in-depth

New Connection dialog introduction /in-depth

New Shortcut dialog introduction / in-depth

Resume Download window

Shortcut list windows introduction / in-depth

Transfer window

Verify Certificate dialog

WebView dialog (web address only)

WebView dialog (with Fetch address)

Fetch Upload widget

Fetch Commands Index

Check for Update

Clear Menu (Go menu)

Copy Fetch Address

Copy Web Address

Edit New Text File

Edit With submenu

Enable Encryption

Enter Serial Number

List of shortcuts

New Shortcut List

Purchase Upgrade

Recent Connections

Recently visited folders

Resume Download

Save Droplet Shortcut

Send FTP Command

Set Upload Permissions

View Verbose File List

Fetch Concepts Index

Active and Passive FTP

AppleSingle format

Automatic upload format

Automator actions

Binary (Raw Data) format

Character encoding & translation

Connection types

Droplet shortcuts

FTP with TLS/SSL (FTPS)

Keyboard shortcuts

Keychain support

MacBinary format

Mirror documents

One-Time Password

Server-to-server transfers

Shortcut documents

Shortcut list documents

Software update

Software update privacy

Text upload format

Transfer Options

Uniform Resource Locators (URLs)

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