{"id":317,"date":"2015-05-12T09:20:06","date_gmt":"2015-05-12T09:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kb.veeble.org\/?p=317"},"modified":"2025-04-15T15:55:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T10:25:22","slug":"how-to-display-hidden-files-in-file-manager-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.veeble.com\/kb\/how-to-display-hidden-files-in-file-manager-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to display hidden files, in file manager [ cPanel ]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Usually, when you open the cPanel dashboard, and open the file manager option under files, you will get a pop-up that will have the option to show Hidden files, but sometimes the pop-up may not show up. By following the steps below, you will be able to list hidden files in the file manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #bd4848;\"><span style=\"font-family: Consolas, 'Andale Mono', Courier, 'Courier New', monospace;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">1. You need to log in to the cPanel dashboard first.<\/span><\/span><\/span><br><span style=\"color: #bd4848;\"><span style=\"font-family: Consolas, 'Andale Mono', Courier, 'Courier New', monospace;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">2. Under the files category, CLICK on File manager. <\/span><\/span><\/span><br><span style=\"color: #bd4848;\"><span style=\"font-family: Consolas, 'Andale Mono', Courier, 'Courier New', monospace;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">3. Then a pop up comes up, as i mentioned earlier, be sure that you check the option Show hidden files.<\/span><\/span><\/span><br><span style=\"color: #bd4848;\"><span style=\"font-family: Consolas, 'Andale Mono', Courier, 'Courier New', monospace;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">4. Click on GO, that will take you the file manager showing regular files as well as hidden files.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #494949;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Note<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #494949;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">: <\/span><\/span><\/span> Well if you are not welcomed by a pop-up box, you can enable it by choosing the option \u201cReset all interface settings\u201d. That option can be found at the bottom of your cPanel dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kb.veeble.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/hidden.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"275\" src=\"http:\/\/kb.veeble.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/hidden.jpg\" alt=\"hidden\" class=\"wp-image-322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.veeble.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/hidden.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.veeble.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/hidden-300x147.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Great!! that will do, now you will be able to access the hidden files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-call-to-action uagb-block-b1272ed7 wp-block-button\"><div class=\"uagb-cta__wrap\"><h3 class=\"uagb-cta__title\">Unleash the Power of AWS, Without the Hassle<\/h3><p class=\"uagb-cta__desc\">AWS offers incredible potential, but managing it can be complex. 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