If you want to backup/ sync your Android folder(s) to your Mac, there are two ways to set this up:
1. Set up the Mac as a server and a file manager on Android (or other platforms) as the client.
2. Set up the Android (or other platforms) as a server, and use a file manager on Mac as the client.
You can setup both the above simultaneously and both will work perfectly fine.
Easiest (though not the best) setup is to launch an FTP server on Android and access phone files from the laptop: I will post the steps in the 1st comment.
The best option, however, is to setup the server on the MacBook and use a file syncing app on the phone to copy/ backup selected folders/ files to the Mac.
In this tutorial, we'll use an app called FolderSync on Android.
ON THE MACBOOK
1. Enable Remote Login (on macOS Ventura, this is under Settings/ General/ Sharing/ Remote Login)
2. Click on the 'i' button and configure user access as per your requirements.
Please note that this method would work even with Firewall ENABLED and 'All incoming connections' BLOCKED (under Settings/ Network/ Firewall/ options).
3. Note the IP address of your Mac under Settings/ Wi-Fi/ Connected network's details.
There is no need to enable any of the other settings in the Sharing section:
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It is best to configure your router to assign static* IP address to your devices (phone, laptop, TV, etc.) in the home network so that you don't have to key in a new IP address each time. If your router isn't configured this way, it will likely assign a new IP address to your devices each time it reboots, or each time your device connects to the router after a break. If that happens, you'll have to update the IP address each time. Setting a static IP address to your devices will solve this problem and your devices will always get the same IP address as configured in your router settings.
*Static IP address here is the internal static address that the router assigns to your devices. This doesn't require a Static IP connection from the ISP as those would require a subscription payment. You'll be able to configure this in your router settings page (most routers support this) and no payment is required.
ON THE ANDROID DEVICE
01. Install FolderSync, launch the app and give the necessary permissions.
02. At the bottom, go to the Accounts tab.
03. Click on 'Add account'.
04. Scroll down to the bottom and choose SFTP.
05. Enter your login credentials: your Mac's IP address, username and password**
06. Press on the Test button on top. If everything is correctly configured and set up, then you'll see a success message in green that reads like this:
Your credentials has been tested and everything is looking good.
07. Go back
08. Now go to the Folderpairs tab at the bottom
09. Create FolderPair
10. Change Sync Type to 'To right folder' as shown below:
11. For the Left account, choose SD Card and select the folder on your phone to backup, e.g. Camera Roll
12. For the Right account, choose the SFTP account we created above and select the folder on your Mac where you would like to copy the files from your phone
13. Give this sync task a name and save it.
That's it.
Click on the Sync all button in the home page of the app and it will backup all files from your selected phone folder to your Mac.
This app provides several configurations that you can customise to choose what you want to sync, when, etc.
You can create a shortcut for this sync task (long press on the app icon or use the shortcut feature of Android as this app provides this shortcut) on your Android home-screen. Next time you want to sync (or backup) your phone folder(s) to your Mac, simply tap on this shortcut button and it will be done with no further action from your end!
Note that Sync tasks can also be automated within the app if you want this sync process to run on a schedule. But that would require your laptop to be turned ON during the sync times set, and both your phone and laptop should be connected to the same wifi network during that time.
**Although this isn't mandatory, it is advisable to setup a normal user (not an administrator) on the Mac who has access (both read and write) to the folders to which you copy the Android files to, and use that user's login credentials in the Android app. This is advisable from a security and privacy perspective.
You can refer to the steps to run FTP server on Android here.
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I have the HTC 730 with the Alcaline rom which works like a charm but...
The wifi connection which is configured to connect with the network of our company is a disaster.
We use personal certificates and radius accounting but when I try to connect to the network the device asks me over and over again for my username & domain.
Sometimes I am able to make a connection, but the next day he settings seems to be lost because the problem is exactly the same.
The odd thing is that the username to which the certificate belongs is my window account name (for example ABC1234) en the name which is automaticly filled in the name dialog is my e-mail name whithout the domain suffix.
It has to be my windows account name because thats the only way the connection is created. The only time I am able to create the connection is when my windows name is automaticly filled in and I,am able to push the OK button within a split second.
Is there an application which stores these settings for me? for example the Odyssey client or is it possible to add these settings to the registry or whatever.
Found this nice little freeware freeware tool for copying file off a Windows Mobile Device @ http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-mocha-ftp.html. Here is a free Windows based FTP Client; http://www.download.com/Core-FTP-LE/3000-2160_4-10195752.html.
"Mocha FTP Server gives an easy way to copy files to/from a PDA running Windows Mobile or Pocket PC 200x. It supports the standard File Transfer Protocol (FTP) features found in most web browsers and FTP client applications.
If the PDA has IP address 192.168.2.60, use following URL in Internet Explorer
FTP://192.168.2.232
and Internet Explorer will give access to all the files on the PDA.
Functionality
Supports all standard FTP commands
PASV command. The client will make the data connection (needed with firewalls)
Portrait/landscape mode
Anonymous login
Real-time monitoring of users and commands
9 different users with password protection
25 active sessions
Different access rights for users (read only mode)
Security timer, which will close inactive sessions
Freeware license key for mocha FTP Server for Windows Mobile:
License name: freeware
License key: 111425"
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Great piece of software. Tested it and works pretty well. The only thing I find it problematic is the connection through bluetooth and wifi.
I tried to do a connection between my TyTN II and notebook by bluetooth. The connection work once but after that, could not work again. Yes, it was paired. Even after deleting the profile and doing a repair, it didn't work any more.
If I create a adhoc wireless network on my notebook and use my TyTN II to connect to it. Although it showed on both TyTN II and notebook showed that I was connected, the Mocha FTP prompted that network was not connected.
The only for the connection to be working correctly is when both TyTN II and notebook are connected through my home wireless network.
Any help on setting up the connection through bluetooth or adhoc wireless connection would be appreciated.
Thank you.
zard said:
Great piece of software. Tested it and works pretty well. The only thing I find it problematic is the connection through bluetooth and wifi.
I tried to do a connection between my TyTN II and notebook by bluetooth. The connection work once but after that, could not work again. Yes, it was paired. Even after deleting the profile and doing a repair, it didn't work any more.
If I create a adhoc wireless network on my notebook and use my TyTN II to connect to it. Although it showed on both TyTN II and notebook showed that I was connected, the Mocha FTP prompted that network was not connected.
The only for the connection to be working correctly is when both TyTN II and notebook are connected through my home wireless network.
Any help on setting up the connection through bluetooth or adhoc wireless connection would be appreciated.
Thank you.
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Sadly I can't help with that. My pc doesn't have a wifi adaptor. I've only used it via usb cable sync. Maybe there's someone else out there who's had luck with what you're trying.
For Bluetooth:
Search for WM6BTPAN. It's a little program for the PPC that will enable the BT network access service. Run it (needs to be run once only, however if you soft-reset you need to run it again).
From the PC, connect to the network access point service on the PPC. The connection should now succeed. If yes, you're now at the same point than with Wifi.
Now in both cases the FTP connection fails because there is no DHCP server running on either machine in your small network. So there's nothing to hand IP addresses to the machines and make sure they are both in the same logical network.
The best thing to do is to configure IP addresses manually on them.
Let's go with bluetooth first as I recommend you to use that.
On the PPC, go to Settings -> Connections -> Wi-Fi -> Network Adapters Tab.
Click On Bluetooth PAN driver. Use Specific IP address, set IP 192.168.2.1 and subnet mask 255.255.255.0.
On the PC, go to control panel, network connection, and find the bluetooth one. Right-click, properties, double click on TCP/IP. Use specific IP address, 192.168.2.2, same mask as before.
Dismiss all, connect BT network and it should be all good.
With WLAN you can do just the same but selecting Wifi adapter instead of BT PAN driver on the PPC, and the wireless connection instead of the BT one on the PC. But, as you will need to set those back to auto when you connect to your home network so that the router's DHCP server can give access to your devices (and set everything again the next time you want to make your little network again), I recommend using BT because you'll most likely never use BT networking for anything else.
Side note, don't bother with IPs in the FTP client program, you can just enter the PPC's device name (set in settings -> System -> About) and it should reach it well.
It can be used on Linux?, still can't sync with Synce.
Thanks in advance.
Of course, all you need on the PC side is an FTP client, like Filezilla for example. This won't sync anything though, just allow you to transfer files between the 2 devices like with a file explorer.
Can everyone tell me a vaild serial key?
The freeware serial key is not work.
is there a way to use this so i can send from pc to phone? at the moment i can only send from phone to pc using internet explorer.
zannyboy said:
is there a way to use this so i can send from pc to phone? at the moment i can only send from phone to pc using internet explorer.
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Yes, either use window's integrated FTP client or use a third party one such as Filezilla.
To use the windows integrated one, open "My Computer" or any file browser window, and in the address bar enter the address "ftp://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx: pppp" where the x's denote the IP address of your phone, and p's denote the port you selected with mocha. You also have to setup a user in mocha to have write privileges.
kilrah said:
Side note, don't bother with IPs in the FTP client program, you can just enter the PPC's device name (set in settings -> System -> About) and it should reach it well.
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Thank you for the instruction, that's very useful, even the little side note solved my problem!! When the phone is connected both to ActiveSync and to my home network (wifi), the device will have two IPs and Mocha FTP will not use the "192.168.x.x" one. Now there is no more problem !!
This program is so old and so great!
license don't work correctly
I have to write it into registration window all time! Great app, but bad license
Phone: Samsung Galaxy Note - NOT ROOTED
1st time using Android
I may be posting similar problem that user may have face, but I tried to search for the same case and i not getting any result.
So my case is explained below
The problem:
I can connect to secured wifi network at my home and other wifi spots without a problem. But I can't connect to my office open wifi network at all. With my ipod touch,blackberry and even old nokia e72, it was a breeze to get internet access at office. After being connected to wifi, I have to go to web browser...then, it should automatically redirect me to Wifi Authentication Login page. It's not happening with my Galaxy Note android devices and is working just fine on my ipod touch.
my android devices would show signal quality as "Excellent". whenever i go to web browser, it doesn't redirect me to authentication page. instead, the connection page would time out.
I 've tried these:
-Clearing Cache.
-Factory resetting.
-Using other browsers, Dolphin,Firefox, etc.
-Apps on Android Market(Wifi Login, Wifi--etc etc.)
Does anybody have this kind of issues??? I think this is a BIG FLAW with Android OS. Need to find a fix if there is one out there
Any takers on this tread? Please do advise if you have the answer
there used to be an authentication based WiFi service in my previous work place and I could easily log in using opera mobile on my galaxy note to first log in and then browse
IAM not sure if this will help
...
try opera mobile instead of stock browser and in settings change your client to desktop
good luck
The solution!!!
Hi everyone! I've almost torn my hair out the last two weeks trying to figure out this problem. and I've found it!
It is a DNS problem.... you need to use OpenDNS or Google DNS and set it manually in your WIFI settings. Then the login page will appear now when you connect and you'll have internet. Here's how:
To change DNS settings and connect to our system from Android 2.3 device you can do following:
1. "Settings"
2. "Wireless and Networks"
3. "Wi-Fi settings"
4. Menu > "Advanced"
5. Use static IP
6. Copy current IP address (few lines above) to IP address field
7. Set Gateway as router IP (usually the same as current IP except last number is .1, i.e. if your phone IP 192.168.2.130 then router's likely 192.168.2.1)
8. Set Netmask 255.255.255.0 (sometimes it's different, but you should already know what to do if it is)
9. Set DNS 1 and DNS 2 fields as per table below (these are Google DNS values):
DNS 1 8.8.8.8
DNS 2 8.8.4.4
10. Menu > "Save"
11. Restart your phone (power cycle).
FOR ICS/Android 4.0 people:
1. Settings
2. WiFi (click on word "WiFi", not ON/OFF switch)
3. Press and hold preferred (or active) wireless network until dialog pops up
4. Select "Modify Network"
5. Check "Show advanced options" checkbox at the bottom
6. Switch "IP settings" to "Static"
7. Keep IP address, Gateway and Network prefix length the same (should be set from standard DHCP)
8. Set DNS 1 and DNS 2 fields as per table above.
9. "Save"
10. Restart your phone (power cycle).
CHEERS. Please spread widely, as this is a big problem for android users and public networks!!
Wow. This is the only thing that has worked for me.
When I changed the IP to static, the IP, gateway, network, and dns were all correct, as in your list. But they were greyed out. So I couldn't hit "save." Then I typed them in (without changing anything), clicked the save button and finally was able to log in. So something is wrong with the way android manages wifi. All the information was there, but android wasn't using it. In addition to changing the IP to static, the information has to be entered manually. Information android already has access to, but won't use for some reason.
dagundam said:
Hi everyone! I've almost torn my hair out the last two weeks trying to figure out this problem. and I've found it!
It is a DNS problem.... you need to use OpenDNS or Google DNS and set it manually in your WIFI settings. Then the login page will appear now when you connect and you'll have internet. Here's how:
To change DNS settings and connect to our system from Android 2.3 device you can do following:
1. "Settings"
2. "Wireless and Networks"
3. "Wi-Fi settings"
4. Menu > "Advanced"
5. Use static IP
6. Copy current IP address (few lines above) to IP address field
7. Set Gateway as router IP (usually the same as current IP except last number is .1, i.e. if your phone IP 192.168.2.130 then router's likely 192.168.2.1)
8. Set Netmask 255.255.255.0 (sometimes it's different, but you should already know what to do if it is)
9. Set DNS 1 and DNS 2 fields as per table below (these are Google DNS values):
DNS 1 8.8.8.8
DNS 2 8.8.4.4
10. Menu > "Save"
11. Restart your phone (power cycle).
FOR ICS/Android 4.0 people:
1. Settings
2. WiFi (click on word "WiFi", not ON/OFF switch)
3. Press and hold preferred (or active) wireless network until dialog pops up
4. Select "Modify Network"
5. Check "Show advanced options" checkbox at the bottom
6. Switch "IP settings" to "Static"
7. Keep IP address, Gateway and Network prefix length the same (should be set from standard DHCP)
8. Set DNS 1 and DNS 2 fields as per table above.
9. "Save"
10. Restart your phone (power cycle).
CHEERS. Please spread widely, as this is a big problem for android users and public networks!!
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thanks alot man, this tutorial is really helpful.
Hi I m android 4.0 user I have followedyour steps but after restarting no login page is coming what I have to do??
I have the Samsung S7 and through your tutorial I am able to connect to Wifi but my company's login page doesn't come up in the browser (Opera, Chrome, Default Browser).
Any one has the other half of the solution?
Try
To sign-on you have to do the following (credit reddit):
1. tap sign in to Wi-Fi
2. press the three dots
3. choose you network as is
4. open chrome and go to any website that will redirect you to sign in page
5. sign in
ref
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/help/lollipop-wifi-issue-networks-t2943547?nocache=1
or more possible solutions here
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/nexus/7uHt17YM8K8
Still can't login. Tried the reddit solution but didn't see a "use network as is" button or anything close. Also tried to make the IP static. Still nothing. Someone please help! I'm at my wit's end!
I have a Samsung SM-G318ML Android 4.4.4 with security patch from 9-1-2016. None of the procedures above work to get to a browser logon screen. I will go down to a nearby Starbucks soon and try using the phone's "Internet" browser instead of Chrome - I have not tried that yet. Holding down the WIFI button on the screen where you choose a particular WIFI source just sends me back to the previous screen. There is nothing labeled "Control Panel." I cannot find a screen to change from automatic to static IP, nor can I find OpenDNS or GoogleDNS. Every generation of Android seems to have significant differences in accessing these features of the operating system making this a really frustrating problem. Any suggestions - beyond the obvious "get an iPhone."
Solved on 2nd hand unlocked Galaxy Note 4 that had been reset before I bought it. Solution: downloaded Dolphin browser app and an app called Wifi Browser Login, by Cedric Ho; both free from Google Play store. In the settings for Wifi Browser Login, select: Login Action. What to do if login from browser is required. Then select: Popup WebView. I then found that connecting to public Wifi triggered the usual message that the wifi had been connected to, but instead of just not getting the browser login page that requires T&Cs to be accepted, a small window appeared asking which browser I wanted to use to open that page. It had the range of my available web browsers to select from, including Dolphin Web Browser. I selected it from that window and Dolphin opened showing the T&Cs acceptance page for the public wifi I had connected to but had previously been unable to use. I have not experimented to see if adding the Dolphin browser app was necessary or not, it might be that Wifi Browser Login alone was the solution.
I am surprised that this problem has existed since 2010 and there is no solution offered from Samsung or Android.
tryRoo method works for me. Just to be more specific though. Please read the notes before giving up trying.
1. Connect to wifi as per usual (hold down wifi button to select the wifi connection and choose the connection).
2. Go to any website so that they will prompt to sign in.
3. Sign in.
NOTE:
1. Sign in page will fail to show after the first step. Ignore it. Continue to step 2.
2. After step 1, you have to sign in before the login time runs out. So, do step 2 within the time limit (I am unsure how long. Perhaps around 1min).
3. While doing step 2, not all website will prompt you with the sign in page. Only after I have tried to login to my company website, that the sign in page appear. I have tried yahoo.com webpage, it doesn't work.
I am using Samsung Note 3 and Hotel wifi (I dun think this matter).
I hope this method works.
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dagundam said:
Hi everyone! I've almost torn my hair out the last two weeks trying to figure out this problem. and I've found it!
It is a DNS problem.... you need to use OpenDNS or Google DNS and set it manually in your WIFI settings. Then the login page will appear now when you connect and you'll have internet. Here's how:
To change DNS settings and connect to our system from Android 2.3 device you can do following:
1. "Settings"
2. "Wireless and Networks"
3. "Wi-Fi settings"
4. Menu > "Advanced"
5. Use static IP
6. Copy current IP address (few lines above) to IP address field
7. Set Gateway as router IP (usually the same as current IP except last number is .1, i.e. if your phone IP 192.168.2.130 then router's likely 192.168.2.1)
8. Set Netmask 255.255.255.0 (sometimes it's different, but you should already know what to do if it is)
9. Set DNS 1 and DNS 2 fields as per table below (these are Google DNS values):
DNS 1 8.8.8.8
DNS 2 8.8.4.4
10. Menu > "Save"
11. Restart your phone (power cycle).
FOR ICS/Android 4.0 people:
1. Settings
2. WiFi (click on word "WiFi", not ON/OFF switch)
3. Press and hold preferred (or active) wireless network until dialog pops up
4. Select "Modify Network"
5. Check "Show advanced options" checkbox at the bottom
6. Switch "IP settings" to "Static"
7. Keep IP address, Gateway and Network prefix length the same (should be set from standard DHCP)
8. Set DNS 1 and DNS 2 fields as per table above.
9. "Save"
10. Restart your phone (power cycle).
CHEERS. Please spread widely, as this is a big problem for android users and public networks!!
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So I did the update for Android 4.0 except it s not allowing me to save (the button is not opening up)
Any bright ideas to fix this will be greatful ..
br
Akash
I have the same problem and am surprised the fix is so complex, and it sounds like it might be specific to one network which isn't much use if like me you are travelling around using dozens of different networks.
However, something I have discovered is that, for me at least, this issue only exists when the browser tries to connect to an https address (which includes google and most sites it seems). But if you try to connect to a regular http site ( I use the Indepent newspaper (uk) by default but I can't post the url) then it generally redirects me to a log in page successfully
YOU ARE A GENIUS!!! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for this "fix." This problem has almost made me lose my mind!
I copied and posted my original post via the nexus thread. i thought i'd repost it here since i'm guessing some of the other note users may have done this too. Any help would greatly be appreciated. Please note that I got the app to work with my stock rooted rom. Now i'm just trying to get it to work on any wifi network as opposed to just my home wifi network.
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Sure!
1. Install CopSSH for Windows from here:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/sere...r.zip/download
2. Extract the .exe file from .zip file and run the setup. During the setup, you will be prompted for a username and password, make sure you specify this and make it something you can remember (you will need it later).
3. Activate a user by going to Start->All Programs->CopSSH->1. Activate a User. Select the user you just setup in step 2.
4. Type in and confirm a passphrase (make sure you remember this). Then click activate.
5. Now you need to allow an port exception through your Windows Firewall. Standard SSH port is port 22, so that's what I used. You can do this by going to your control panel, selecting Windows Firewall, and click "allow a program through Windows Firewall."
6. Select Add port...name it SSH and enter port 22.
7. Click change scope...and make sure the radio button that says "Any computer (including those on the Internet) is selected. Click OK.
8. Now we need to setup port-forwarding to your router. To do this you need to know how to access your router, your WAN IP address, and your LAN IP Address assigned by your router.
9. To find out your LAN IP address, open a command prompt and type in "ipconfig -all". Typically, it will begin with 192.168 unless you have modified your LAN settings. To find your WAN IP address settings, google "what is my IP address?" There are a number of sites that can tell you that.
10. To access your router, you need to find it's IP address, which is usually 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1; you will know by entering one of those addresses in your browser and it will prompt you for your login info. If you don't know your user name and password, I can't help you there but Google may be able to (try to look-up the default username and password for your router model).
11. Once logged in, find your "virtual server" or "port forwarding" settings, specify port 22 - 22 for the start and end range, and route it to the LAN IP address you found in step 9. Save your settings and exit your browser.
12. If you've made it this far, your SSH service and port forwarding settings are done; now you just need to log into it. Download SSH Tunnel from the Google Play Store.
13. When you open it up, it will ask you for a number of settings. I have listed them below and what you need to enter in each textbox:
- Host Name: Enter your WAN IP address that you discovered in step 9.
- Port: Enter "22"
- Username: Enter your username you specified in CopSSH
- Password: Enter your password you specified in CopSSH
14. Make sure the following options are checked:
- Use socks proxy
- Global proxy
15. That's it! Now scroll to the top of the app and check the first checkbox labeled "tunnel switch" and it should connect you.
Please keep in mind that you need to be logged into a wifi connection, but it doesn't have to be your home wifi connection!
DON'T forget the thanks button!
Lkrfn5283:Thank you for this post. I'm unsure what i'm doing wrong but i went over the instructions and made sure i did everything correctly, but it keeps saying "error: cannot connect to host" I'm using a tmobile galaxy note with a stock rooted ics rom. This write up should apply to any phone with an ics based rooted rom correct? any help would greatly be appreciated as i'm completely lost on what i did wrong.
*note: on step 11 it shows two areas where you can enter the IP address and start port/end port. One is labeled "internal" and the other is labeled "external". On the internal i input my WAN IP and ports starting and ending in 22. On the external I input the remote address and the local port/remote port as the starting and ending ports given by the sshtunnel app.
hi first of all i am new here and very green
i had a major meltdown of my laptop which i usually keep all the passwords for IE.
long story short i lost all my passwords but had some stored (on IE) on my nokia 930. i have no way of getting the password reset as i do not have the email address anymore (disposable one doh), but have the info stored on my Lumia. is there any way i can get the info off the phone so i can get my old account back?
tbh i am not sure where to look and have tried google (ing) it but can't find an answer.
thanks in advance
There's no easy way to get at the cookies on a Lumia, but there are a few tricky ways. One of the least bad, if you run Windows 8.1, is just to turn on synching between the phone and the PC. On the phone, go to Settings -> Sync my settings, and turn on the Internet Explorer and Passwords options. This does send your passwords through Microsoft, but it should work. On the (new) PC, use Windows 8.1 and sign in with the same Microsoft account you used to sign into the phone. Make sure the PC is also set to sync settings, run IE on the PC, and hopefully it'll have your credentials!
The next best option / best option that doesn't send your credentials through a third party is probably to use a proxy. Fiddler is free and fairly easy to use. Install it on a PC, connect the phone to the same network as the PC, run Fiddler and tell it to allow external connections (the setting for this is under Fiddler Options), and then go to the WiFi settings on the phone and tell it to use the PC's IP address (and the port Fiddler is listening on) as a proxy server. To set a proxy, press and hold on the WiFi network that you're using (on the phone) and select Edit. Once the proxy is set, use IE on the phone to browse to the relevant sites, and you'll be able to see the cookie values (which are not passwords, but are authentication tokens that are usable at least in the short term). If you need the secure (HTTPS) cookies, you can tell Fiddler to decrypt HTTPS traffic and then export the certificate it uses to create fake site certs. Install Fiddler's root CA cert on the phone and you'll then be able to see HTTPS traffic too.
thanks @GoodDayToDie.
I will give it a go, although I don't run 8.1 on the laptop I will go borrow someone else's