I followed the instructions for setting up a free SSL certificate but the .grtssl folder never showed up in the root folder of my site. What happened?

i need help with finding the .getssl folder so i can install my SSL it never showed up in the correct space or wasn't generated in the first place, I followed all of the instructions and the PuTTY program told me that the Folder was generated in the proper root folder but no folder in file manager as step#8 indicates. i need some help please.

Thank you for your time in this matter.