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cPanel

  • Login to cPanel as the cPanel user.
  • Click on the "File Manager" icon.
  • Click on the "Settings" button in the upper right corner.
  • Check the "Show Hidden Files (dotfiles)" checkbox.
  • Click the "Save" button.

Plesk

  1. Click on Settings in the top right.
  2. Check that Show system files and directories is ticked and click Save.

MacOS

  • Click the Finder icon in your dock to open Finder.
  • Open Mac Finder to start revealing hidden files on your Mac.
  • Navigate to the folder where you want to find hidden files.
  • Press Command + Shift + . (the period key). This will show hidden files in the folder.
  • To hide the files again, press Command + Shift + . again.

Windows 11

  • Open File Explorer from the taskbar.
  • Select View > Show > Hidden items.

Windows 10

  • Open File Explorer from the taskbar.
  • Select View > Options > Change folder and search options.
  • Select the View tab and, in Advanced settings, select Show hidden files, folders, and drives and OK.

Ubuntu

  • Go to that folder and either press the menu button in the top-right corner of the window and select Show Hidden Files, or press Ctrl+H.