Fetch Help > Concepts > Drag-and-Drop

Fetch takes advantage of the drag-and-drop capabilities of the Mac OS to make moving files, shortcuts, text, and preference information as convenient as possible. You can use drag-and-drop in the following situations:

- To download (get) a remote file or folder, drag it from a file list or shortcut list window to a Finder icon, window, or the desktop.
- To delete a remote file or folder, drag it from a file list to Mac OS Trash icon.
- To upload (put) a file or folder, drag it to a transfer window or folder shortcut (in a shortcut list window).
- To move a file or folder into a subfolder, drag it to the subfolder icon.
- To move a file or folder up a folder level, drag it to the Parent button in the transfer window toolbar.
- To copy a file or folder into a subfolder, drag it to the subfolder icon with the Option key pressed.
- To copy a file or folder up a folder level, drag it to the Parent button in the transfer window toolbar with the Option key pressed.
- To transfer a file or folder between servers, drag it to another open transfer window.
- To create a shortcut for a remote item, drag it to a shortcut list window.
- To copy shortcuts, drag them between shortcut list windows.
- To delete a shortcut from a shortcut list window, drag it to the Mac OS Trash icon.
- To copy the URL of a remote item or shortcut, drag it to an application that accepts text drags (such as Stickies or BBEdit).
- To create a shortcut or copy a URL to the current folder of a transfer window, drag the proxy icon from a transfer window title bar to a shortcut list window to create a shortcut, to the Finder to create a droplet shortcut, or to a text editor to copy the folder's URL.
- To create a shortcut or copy a URL to the items in an info window, drag the proxy icon from an info window title bar to a shortcut list window to create a shortcut, to the Finder to create a shortcut document or droplet shortcut, or to a text editor to copy the items' URL.
- To copy text from text windows, drag the selected text to a text editor's window or to the Finder to create a clipping.
- To specify a remote folder for mirroring, drag it from a file list to a Mirror window pane.
- To specify a local folder for mirroring, drag it from the Finder to a Mirror window pane.
- To specify the download folder, drag a Finder folder icon to the Save downloaded files to pop-up menu in the Download Preferences pane.
- To specify the default FTP or SFTP helper application, drag an application to the Default FTP application or Default SFTP application menus in the General Preferences pane.