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It's the type of app that either has enthusiastic users or people who shrug at it. It's a very powerful Finder replacement. Not my cup of tea, personally, and I use Forklift when I want a Windows Commander-like file interface. (Forklift was built as an FTP app, but does a lot more.)

But I don't have anything bad to say about Path Finder. At that price it's cheaper than their upgrade pricing.

You have some like CyberDuck (free and open-source), Forklift and Transmit. The one I like most is Forklift because it mimics Finder, but it is a paid app.

Also interested in this. I love Forklift but I'm really missing the OneDrive context menu and capabilities available in Finder.

I guess this needs to be a feature request for Forklift - they even mention in their FAQs that it's not supported: https://binarynights.com/support

Would ForkLift do what you want?

https://binarynights.com/manual (under "Multi Rename")

Here is what it says it will do:

> The Multi Rename tool lets you:

> replace a string of characters in filenames,

> replace a string of characters based on Regular Expressions in filenames,

> add text to a specified position in filenames,

> add modification date to a specified position in filenames,

> add creation date to a specified position in filenames,

> add a numbered sequence at a specified position in filenames,

> and change upper/lower case of characters in filenames.

I did some looking, but didn't find a solution. Here's my research for future reference.

• Native Finder solution? Couldn't find anything by clicking around or googling.
• Option in ForkLift 3? Checked the manual's sidebar and view options sections. Nope.
• Option in Commander One? It looked like the only relevant section of the manual was the Preferences section. Also nope.

Note: It's possible that another Finder replacement app has the functionality you're looking for.

HTH

If you really want to try to reproduce this, you can get the demo version at https://binarynights.com.

Pretty much at the bottom of this manual there's the command to make it the default application.

It's not a big issue though since I managed to find the folder on my own.

Launchbar and Little Snitch both Obdev. And Forklift. Those have a very generous demo-period. Been using 1Password happily and Hazel keeps my downloads organized.

No need for Windows here, step back from the edge.

The target SFTP server you are dropping files into has provided you a login for said SFTP server? The very nature of S in SFTP is secure, it is negotiated between the client and the server, an exchange of keys by the humans should not be required. The Mac and server might exchange a key pair but they certainly don't need ti tell anyone it's happening. I'm confused by that exchange part.

I use an FTP/SFTP client app called Forklift. In this Mac app I create a new SFTP connection. Nowhere does it ask me for public or private keys. To illustrate how it works, I'm running an SFTP server on my web host where those with an account I give them can securely upload photos for retouching, if they have the correct username and password. The password can be a unique session key but that's an option in the app. My web host has a list of users that can login. I can add my login to my new SFTP session in Forklift and the connection just connects. If I save the connection I can upload again without having to enter the password. Why am I missing in your process?

I'd suggest using Forklift and try connecting to that server. If you can't, what's missing from your story?

ForkLift 3 has a sweet Sync feature that you can setup once and then quickly trigger from a menubar helper, it works between folders anywhere (such as a local folder and a remote folder on a FTP server or any other crazy setup).

Nope I'm still trying to figure it out. Thanks I'll check it out. I was also checking out these for mac https://panic.com/transmit/ https://mountainduck.io/ https://binarynights.com/

is this the same thing as syncthing but its for the cloud? I'm thinking if I should just pay a bit for a software, where the UI is nicer and simpler to use.

Largest I've managed to make that pane just over 50% of the Finder window's width. But I'm still on MacOS 10.14.

Perhaps you'd be interested in considering a supplement like Cocoatech Path Finder, Binarynights ForkLift, or Houdah Software HoudahSpot.

Another mac-only app that imo is hands down better than either cyberduck or transmit is Forklift. Recent cracks of all these apps are widely available if one is interested.

Hey man! I just stumbled upon your post (because of an offer for cloud mounter) and since you made quite the review I wanted to add two ideas, since you still might like to know them (or someone else diggs up the post, like I did):

1. ForkLift 3
2. Transmit

Both of them are full fledged file managers. Both support adding cloud drives. Transmit 5 has support for more cloud drives (eg Dropbox and OneDrive), but is a little bit more expensive.