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How to Transfer Files to Your iPhone Using Fugu (Mac)

How to Transfer Files to Your iPhone Using Fugu (Mac)

Posted October 21, 2008 at 8:45pm by iClarified
These are instructions on how to transfer files to your iPhone using Fugu. To follow this tutorial you need to have a jailbroken iPhone with SSH installed. You can find instructions on how to jailbreak your iPhone here.

Step One
First we must obtain the IP Address of the iPhone. To do this press the Settings button on your Springboard.
How to Transfer Files to Your iPhone Using Fugu (Mac)

Step Two
Press to select Wi-Fi from the Settings Menu
How to Transfer Files to Your iPhone Using Fugu (Mac)


Step Three
Make sure you are connected to a wireless network then press the circular blue arrow button
How to Transfer Files to Your iPhone Using Fugu (Mac)

Step Four
Take note of your IP address from the Wi-Fi details screen
How to Transfer Files to Your iPhone Using Fugu (Mac)

Step Five
Make sure you are on the same wireless network as your iPhone and launch Fugu by clicking its icon in the dock or in your Applications folder. If you do not have Fugu installed you can download it from here
How to Transfer Files to Your iPhone Using Fugu (Mac)

Step Six
Once Fugu opens enter your iPhone's IP Address into the Connect to: field. Then enter root as your iPhone username and click the Connect button.
How to Transfer Files to Your iPhone Using Fugu (Mac)

Step Seven
You will be asked to input a password. Enter alpine as the password and click the Authenticate button.
How to Transfer Files to Your iPhone Using Fugu (Mac)

Step Eight
Fugu will then log you into your iPhone. You will be placed in the /private/var/root directory.
How to Transfer Files to Your iPhone Using Fugu (Mac)

Step Nine
To get to the root folder of the iPhone you can select / from the dropdown on the right side of the window. From here you can access all the folders on your iPhone for example the Applications folder.
How to Transfer Files to Your iPhone Using Fugu (Mac)

How to Transfer Files to Your iPhone Using Fugu (Mac)

Step Ten
To transfer a file to the iPhone simply locate your local (on your computer) file using the left pane. Then navigate to the desired location in the right pane. Drag the file from the left pane to the right pane to copy the file to your iPhone.
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the jailBreaker
the jailBreaker - July 25, 2015 at 10:47pm
ok i figured that out but now when i enter 'alpine', it just goes back to the screen i started at. what am i doing wrong?
the jailBreaker
the jailBreaker - July 25, 2015 at 10:41pm
I have an ipod 4g so i input everything but when i click connect, it says 'Unable to connect: connection refused' what do i do??
cldjr
cldjr - May 8, 2010 at 4:47am
I create a Wifi network on my iMac (OS X 10.6.2) I connect to the net via this wifi network my iPhone 3G (3.1.3, jailbreak). I want to use FUGU to make some transfert from Mac to iPhone. I wrote the IP address of iPhone, root as username and click connect. appear and run but after short time the first window re-appear (IP address, username etc.) ! Where am I doing wrong ?
Fabio Garcia
Fabio Garcia - March 15, 2009 at 10:22am
The alpine password it's not working. I have iPhone 3G. Hwo can I setup another password?
Starganderfish
Starganderfish - January 7, 2009 at 3:07am
This is a fantastic article. I've spent two weeks messing around with ssh, dropcopy, and various other apps to try and send my ebook collection to my iPhone. With Fugu I can send multiple files at once and am currently sending my library of more than 2500 ebooks across - and its dead easy. Thanks heaps for this advice and thanks especially to the creators of this great program.
McLaud
McLaud - October 22, 2008 at 5:02pm
Yes, DiskAid is very cool! THX!
sailingaction
sailingaction - October 21, 2008 at 11:34pm
I have used "DiskAid" and its the most user friendly Mac style interface ever. In combination with "Chronus" previous "TimeCapsule" y dont have to worry about upgrading loosing your contacts, calendar, notes etc. Just back e/mail and go. Copy back the e/mailed backup and you are set, just drag and drop, simplistic is the way of the Zen Mac.........lol
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