Extract text from Fetch Mirror documents (FETCHMIRROR)
To convert FETCHMIRROR documents to another format, you need Fetch or other Settings software.
To convert other file formats to the "FTP Sync Configuration" file type, you need software like Fetch or a similar tool.
A .fetchmirror file is a Fetch Mirror Document created by Fetch, a legacy FTP and SFTP client for macOS. It acts as a saved configuration profile, storing rules from the application's Mirror window. These files contain technical networking settings like local system paths, remote server directories, hostnames, usernames, and stray item deletion protocols.
The primary disadvantage of the .fetchmirror format is its rigid proprietary nature. It is heavily locked into the Apple ecosystem and requires a $29 paid license for the host application to run. If you receive this file on a Windows or Linux machine, or you simply do not want to purchase Fetch, the file is essentially a digital brick. You cannot easily read the server paths trapped inside using standard operating system interfaces.
To overcome this limitation, the best solution is to convert or parse the file into a plain text format like TXT, XML, or JSON. While you will lose the ability to double-click and auto-sync your remote directories, you will successfully recover the raw server addresses, directory names, and logic rules needed to set up the connection in another FTP client.
Standard online converters fail with this format because it is not a media file or a standard office document. Our analysis easily bypasses proprietary software limits to show you the exact hostnames hidden inside.
Convert.Guru analyzes your FETCHMIRROR file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert FETCHMIRROR file to INI, CFG, CONF, CONFIG, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, ENV, PROPERTIES or RC, you can use Fetch or similar software from the "FTP Synchronization Settings Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert ZSHRC, CONF, RCFILE, GITCONFIG, RC, PLIST, BASHRC, CONFIG, PROFILE, INI, PREFS or CFG files to FETCHMIRROR, try Fetch or another comparable tool in the "FTP Synchronization Settings Storage" category.
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