Any files or folders with names which start with a full stop character (.) are treated by the system as hidden files and will not normally be displayed when you connect to your account using FTP. Here are how to display them in WS_FTP and Cute FTP, Fetch 

For other FTP software, please refer to the software documentation. 

WS_FTP 

If you wish, you can set up WS_FTP to display these hidden files as follows. Click Connect and then select the site you wish to modify and click on Properties. Select the Startup tab and then enter the two characters -a in the Remote File Mask box. Finally, click OK to confirm the change. 
The next time you make an FTP connection to your account you will be able to see a number of hidden files which were not visible before. As always, please be careful not to delete any pre-installed system files or folders, unless you know what you are doing, as many of these files are necessary for the smooth running of your account. 

Cute FTP 

You can set up CuteFTP to display these hidden files as follows. Open up the Edit menu and select the Filter option. Check the box next to Enable Remote Filters and enter the two characters -a in the Remote Filter box. Finally, click OK to confirm the change. 
The next time you make an FTP connection to your account you will be able to see a number of hidden files which were not visible before. As always, please be careful not to delete any pre-installed system files or folders, unless you know what you are doing, as many of these files are necessary for the smooth running of your account. 

Fetch 

Open Fetch, choose the site you want to edit and choose "Send LIST -al to UNIX Servers" from the "Obscure Options" pop-up menu in the Misc. section of Preferences.