Cyberduck, a file transfer app for macOS that we have previously covered, doesn’t show hidden files by default. This very brief tutorial will show you how to view them.
- Launch Cyberduck and connect to one of your SFTP/FTP/etc sites. As illustrated in the example image below, there are two files on my server – contacts.txt and updates.txt.
- Now select View from the Cyberduck menu, and then Show Hidden Files from the drop-down list.
- Any hidden files will be revealed. Hidden files are typically ones that start with a period ( . ) Often they’re configuration files for various applications and services, so be careful when deleting or moving them. In the example screenshot below, a file named .htaccess was revealed. This is a file used by my web server that I had backed up into a separate folder.
- If you need to download a hidden file you’ll want to rename it during the process, otherwise it will be ‘hidden’ on your Mac as well. To do so, right-click (ctrl + click) the file and select Download As… from the context menu.
- Remove the dot ( . ) in front of the file name and then download it as your would any other file.
- If you need to re-upload that hidden file at a later date, upload it without the period in front of it, and then rename it once it’s been successfully uploaded.
I cannot see the .htaccess file when I want to upload it with cyberduck. I see it on my pc, but not in the cyberduck window for uploading the file.
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thank you! this tip just saved me hours. i thought i had lost all my email after doing a migration, as the webmail wasn’t accessible.