{"id":17140,"date":"2024-05-22T06:55:29","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T06:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostvento.com\/kb\/web-hosting\/steps-to-display-hidden-files-on-your-ftp-client\/"},"modified":"2024-06-17T07:49:58","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T07:49:58","slug":"steps-to-display-hidden-files-on-your-ftp-client","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/docs\/hosting-faqs\/steps-to-display-hidden-files-on-your-ftp-client\/","title":{"rendered":"Steps to Display Hidden Files on Your FTP Client"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Each FTP client configuration differs greatly from the other when it comes to exposing hidden files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the steps to accomplish this using a few well-known FTP clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Important: Since SFTP ensures a secure connection to your server, use it to connect rather than FTP.<br>You may already be able to see the hidden files if you are already connected via SFTP. This is entirely dependent upon the client you are utilizing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Using FileZilla<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In Filezilla, click on the\u00a0<strong>Server<\/strong>\u00a0tab in the menu bar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check the<strong>\u00a0\u201cForce showing hidden files\u201d<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/07_Filezilla.fw-min.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6734\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Using CuteFTP 9.0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the server side window, right-click and select the\u00a0<strong>Filter<\/strong>\u00a0option.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the\u00a0<strong>Enable server side filtering (server applies filters)<\/strong>\u00a0check box, under the\u00a0<strong>Server side filtering<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the Remote filter field box, type\u00a0<strong>\u2018-al\u2019<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the\u00a0<strong>Apply<\/strong>\u00a0button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/08_CuteFTP.fw-min.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6735\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Using FireFTP<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Under FireFTP, click on the\u00a0<strong>Firefox<\/strong>\u00a0button >\u00a0<strong>Web Developer<\/strong>\u00a0><strong>\u00a0http:\/\/fireftp.mozdev.org\/<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Now, you are in the\u00a0<strong>FireFTP<\/strong>\u00a0interface. Then click on the\u00a0<strong>Tools<\/strong>\u00a0menu >\u00a0<strong>Options<\/strong>.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/0MDfCmQG-firoptions-s-min.jpg\"><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to the\u00a0<strong>\u201cGeneral\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0section.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to\u00a0<strong>\u201cFile View\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0and check the box for<strong>\u00a0\u201cDisplay number of bytesd for file sizes\u201d<\/strong>.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/3dugPZe6-fir2-s-min.jpg\"><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then click on\u00a0<strong>OK<\/strong>\u00a0to confirm.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Using Fetch<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When you open Fetch, it will display the following connection settings screen. Check below the example of connecting with a user named<strong>\u00a0\u2018user\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0on the server charles-pickney:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/01_FTP_Fetch_Connection_Info-min.png\"><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After logging in, you\u2019ll see the content of your web server:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/02_FTP_Fetch_connected-min.png\"><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to\u00a0<strong>\u2018Fetch > \u2018Preferences\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0for enabling hidden files:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/03_FTP_Fetch_preferences-min.png\"><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose the\u00a0<strong>\u2018Miscellaneous\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0tab.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ensure<strong>\u00a0\u2018Omit hidden items whose names begin with a period\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0is un-checked.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check the box for\u00a0<strong>\u2018Use \u2018LIST -al\u2019 command to reveal hidden items\u2019<\/strong>.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/04_FTP_Fetch_preferences_screen-min.png\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Refresh your view by going to\u00a0<strong>\u2018View > Refresh\u2019<\/strong>, after making this change:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/05_FTP_Fetch_refresh_view-min.png\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Using Transmit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>After opening Transmit you\u2019ll see your connection settings to the right. Below is a screenshot that has used an FTP user named<strong>\u00a0\u2018user\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0and a server named<strong>\u00a0\u2018ross-taylor\u2019<\/strong>:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/FTP_Transmit_connection_screen-min.png\"><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can enable hidden files once connected by going to the menu at the top and selecting\u00a0<strong>\u2018View > Show Invisible Files\u2019<\/strong>:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/FTP_Transmit_show_hidden_files-min.png\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Using FTP Voyager<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>At the top left, select the\u00a0<strong>Site Profiles Manager<\/strong>\u00a0option.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A window will get displayed on which you need to select\u00a0<strong>Advanced Options<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the<strong>\u00a0Site Profile Advanced Options<\/strong>\u00a0window, select the\u00a0<strong>Connection<\/strong>\u00a0tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to the\u00a0<strong>General<\/strong>\u00a0column, type the following next to the\u00a0<strong>LIST Parameter<\/strong>\u00a0field:[server]$ -la<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on\u00a0<strong>OK<\/strong>.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/09_VoyagerHidden-1-min.png\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>In this way, you can display the hidden files on your FTP client.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each FTP client configuration differs greatly from the other when it comes to exposing hidden files. Here are the steps to accomplish this using a few well-known FTP clients. 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