By default, cpanel fill manger will prompt wizard to lwt you choose to show hidden file or not.
If you miss it, no worry, below is the steps to get it back:
Solution 1
Step 1: Login to the cPanel
Steps 2: On the bottom click the page click “reset all interface settings”
Steps 3: when you access the File Manager, the directory selection window will pop up. Click the check box for view hidden files.
Solution 2
If no luck on solution 1, try add below code behind of your file manager link
&showhidden=1&saveoption=1 |
Example file manager link original:
https://sme01.small-dns.com:2083/cpsess6255456789/frontend/x3/filemanager/index.html?dirselect=webroot&domainselect=domainname.com&dir=%2Fhome%2Fusername%2Fpublic_html
Example file manager link after modify:
https://sme01.small-dns.com:2083/cpsess6255456789/frontend/x3/filemanager/index.html?dirselect=webroot&domainselect=domainname.com&dir=%2Fhome%2Fusername%2Fpublic_html&showhidden=1&saveoption=1