Help. Weird File in Macintosh HD just appeared.

[Traverse]

Sorry to post another thread. But I just opened Finder and went to Macintosh HD to look at something and a strange file called "mach_kernel was there. I attached a screenshot of it. It opens in terminal, but no window opens. I've never seen it before, but how could it appear here of all places?

Should I just delete it?

 

[Traverse]

Some research seems to show that it is an essential boot file for OSX, but why is just sitting there (see second screenshot) it has never been sitting there before....

 

[MacUser2525]

You have never seen it before because it is supposed to be a hidden file looks like somehow you have turned on the show hidden files option. Oh and yes it is essential it is the kernel that the system loads to boot your machine.

 

[Traverse]

Oh, okay thank you. I am trying to learn more about these type of things, but I don't like to mess with anything I'm not sure of.

Thanks again.

 

[MacUser2525]

Oh, okay thank you. I am trying to learn more about these type of things, but I don't like to mess with anything I'm not sure of.

Thanks again.

Your welcome and definitely don't mess with it no mach_kernel, no boot of machine.

 

[davidlv]

Sorry to post another thread. But I just opened Finder and went to Macintosh HD to look at something and a strange file called "mach_kernel was there. I attached a screenshot of it. It opens in terminal, but no window opens. I've never seen it before, but how could it appear here of all places?

Should I just delete it?

Use this command in terminal )Applications/Utilities) to hide that file
sudo chflags hidden /mach_kernel

 

[Traverse]

Use this command in terminal )Applications/Utilities) to hide that file
sudo chflags hidden /mach_kernel

Thanks for the tip.

 

[fhall1]

This appeared because Apple screwed up the recent 10.8.5 Supplemental Update and forgot to make it hidden.

 

[koban4max]

Use this command in terminal )Applications/Utilities) to hide that file
sudo chflags hidden /mach_kernel

is there a space between hidden and "/mach_kernel" ?

 

[53kyle]

is there a space between hidden and "/mach_kernel" ?

ya, there is

 

[koban4max]

ya, there is

thank you!