{"id":11883,"date":"2026-05-20T05:12:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T05:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/?p=11883"},"modified":"2026-06-05T05:04:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T05:04:14","slug":"how-to-make-hidden-files-visible-from-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-make-hidden-files-visible-from-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Hidden File Visible from cPanel File Manager?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To view hidden files in cPanel File Manager, you need to enable the option that displays all hidden files (dotfiles) inside your account and subdirectories.<\/p>\n<h3>Steps to Show Hidden Files in cPanel<\/h3>\n<h4>1. Log in to Your cPanel Account<\/h4>\n<p>Access your hosting cPanel using your username and password.<\/p>\n<h4>2. Open File Manager<\/h4>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>Go to the <strong>FILES<\/strong> section.<\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>File Manager<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The File Manager interface will open in a new browser tab<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/click-on-filemanager-1.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11887 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/click-on-filemanager-1024x280-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"175\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>3. Open Settings<\/h4>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>In the top-right corner of File Manager, click the <strong>Settings<\/strong> button.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/click-on-settings-on-file-manager-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11886 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/click-on-settings-on-file-manager-1024x213-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"133\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A Preferences popup window will appear.<\/p>\n<h4>4. Enable Hidden Files<\/h4>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>Locate the option:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Show Hidden Files (dotfiles)<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>Check the box next to this option.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Save<\/strong>.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/tick-mark-on-show-hidden-files-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11885 size-full\" title=\"how-to-make-midden-files-visible-from-cPanel-file-manager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webystrata.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/tick-mark-on-show-hidden-files-1.png\" alt=\"how-to-make-midden-files-visible-from-cPanel-file-manager\" width=\"579\" height=\"392\" \/><\/a>You will now be able to view all hidden files and folders inside your cPanel File Manager<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"ws-crosspost-source\">Originally published on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webystrata.com\/blog\/how-to-make-hidden-files-visible-from-cpanel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WebyStrata.com Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To view hidden files in cPanel File Manager, you need to enable the option that displays all hidden files (dotfiles) inside your account and subdirectories. Steps to Show Hidden Files in cPanel 1. Log in to Your cPanel Account Access your hosting cPanel using your username and password. 2. 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