How to show hidden files on macOS.
On macOS, files starting with with dot (.) are considered system files and are usually hidden, this applies to .htaccess files. All downloaded or resotred content in our system is packed in zip file. That file contains folder with name .content.xxxxxxxx. That is, if you downloaded a file with a restored site, but don’t see anything there, then most likely you have macOS with "hide hidden files" settings. It is very simple to fix it - press Cmd + Shift +. (Dot) and the files will become visible.
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