willie, I couldn’t find my .htaccess file either. The dot indicates its hidden. When you log into your file manager it should give you an option to show hidden files. (I just learned that today. hahaha)
I just went and checked….. I can find the .htaccess file in the public_html, I can’t find it in the public_html/wordpress in the root directory.
I’m beginning to think it can’t be done. (sigh)