Frequently Asked Questions
Q: I downloaded the latest upgrade for ForkLift and my old serial number doesn't work anymore. Why?
A: ForkLift 2 is our first paid upgrade since 4 years, therefore you need to visit our shop and use your old serial number if you would like to upgrade your license.
If you don't wish to upgrade you can rollback to 1.7.8 by downloading and reinstalling it.
You can download the old version from here.
Q: Am I eligible for a free upgrade and if yes why does my serial number not work in ForkLift 2?
A: Customers who bought ForkLift 1.x after 30.04.2010 or bought a license for $44.95 are eligible for a free upgrade.
If you are eligible for a free upgrade you need to get a fresh ForkLift 2.0 license in our web-store free of charge. Simply paste your ForkLift 1.x serial in the serial field and once the $19.95 price tag changed to FREE UPGRADE click on it to retrieve your new license.
Q: What are Disklets and how do I use them?
A: Disklets allow you mount any of your remote connections, making them appear to your Mac as local drives. Once mounted you can directly access your files on the server from any app.
To mount a remote connection as a Disklet right click on a remote favorite in the favorites manager or in the sidebar and choose Mount as Disk.
Q: Does ForkLift support public key authentication over SFTP?
A: Yes ForkLift will automatically use public key authentication for SFTP connections if you have the necessary PEM files in a .ssh folder in your home folder (~/.ssh/).
Bug reports and feature requests
For ideas, suggestions, bugreports or general questions about ForkLift, let us know on our support forums at Getsatisfaction.
or you can also email us at