

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.) in front of the file name and then download it as your would any other file. To do so, right-click ( ctrl + click) the file and select Download As… from the context menu. 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.This is a file used by my web server that I had backed up into a separate folder. htaccess which is visible in the ftp server. In the example screenshot below, a file named. In browser window of local file system, no hidden files are shown. ) Often they’re configuration files for various applications and services, so be careful when deleting or moving them. Hidden files are typically ones that start with a period (. Now select View from the Cyberduck menu, and then Show Hidden Files from the drop-down list.As illustrated in the example image below, there are two files on my server – contacts.txt and updates.txt. Launch Cyberduck and connect to one of your SFTP/FTP/etc sites.

This very brief tutorial will show you how to view them. Cyberduck, a file transfer app for macOS that we have previously covered, doesn’t show hidden files by default.
