No .htpasswd File ???

I created a protected folder with the htaccess protection. An .htaccess file was created pointing to mydaomain/amember/data/.htpasswd but the .htpasswd file and .htgroup file were not created in the data directory.

I tried uploading blank files (chmod 666) and adding new users, but while they were added to the DB, they were never added to the .htpasswd file.

I have more then a decade working with .htaccess so it's nothing simple like a hidden .htpasswd file.

Any ideas?

I have also tried rebuilding both Data Bases Not sure what else to try?

Update solved the issue, must have been a corrupted file.