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When I upload folders beginning with (.) such as (.dart_tool) to the server through WinSCP, they automatically got hidden.

I don't want them to be hidden in the server.

How can I Prevent the program from doing this?

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Ξένη Γήινος
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  • What OS is on the server? dot-files are automatically hidden by unix-style OSes, intentionally. – Tetsujin Jan 30 '21 at 10:20
  • Actually I'm backing up files to my (Samsung Secure Folder) with Android Oreo. Is there a way to prevent android from auto hide folders? – Jameel Kalwan Jan 30 '21 at 11:31
  • When I connect e.g. to an RaspbianOS using WinSCP in SFTP mode I see all files and folders starting with a `.`. – Robert Jan 30 '21 at 12:04
  • So do you want to see them in WinSCP or on Android? Your title suggests the WinSCP. – Esa Jokinen Jan 30 '21 at 12:33
  • I just want them not to be converted to hidden files, so I can see them on PC in case I copied them back to it from Android. – Jameel Kalwan Jan 30 '21 at 12:39
  • there is no conversion involved, hidden is not an attribute in *nix. the directories are not altered in any way. its just that all the shell apps don't display items that start with `.` unless the shell is configured to do so. See here for the kinds of file attrib available in linux: https://linoxide.com/how-tos/howto-show-file-attributes-in-linux/ So what kind of PC did you want to see them on? windows? windows doesn't hide .files automatically. for Gnome GUI windows on whatever distro, hit Ctrl+h to toggle display of hidden files. – Frank Thomas Jan 30 '21 at 12:42

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I thought that the folder had become hidden in a way that would make me see it hidden also on Windows, but I have now tried copying the folder from Android to Windows and found the folder visible.

Thanks to everyone who helped me and explained the cause of the problem.

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All files that start with . are treated as hidden on *nix shells. WinSCP assumes that the remote server is *nix, so it by default hides such files on the remote panel.

You can make WinsCP display all files in preferences using the Show hidden files option.

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