Hi Tim,
That did the trick. I knew there was a way in terminal to do this, but I
was having a serious senior day. Thanks for the info.
Take Care
John Panarese
jpanar...@gmail.com
On Mar 25, 2012, at 3:20 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> Try this in Terminal, the stuff in brackets is just for your info, it doesn't
> need typed:
>
> cd / (should put you to the root level)
> ls (Will list your files at that level. Just to ensure ther isn't a double
> of the offending file)
> chflags hidden /filename (where "filename" is the exact filename of the
> offending file)
>
> You should be able to Quit Terminal and the file should now be hidden.
>
> HTH.
>
> Later...
>
> On 2012-03-25, at 11:27 AM, John Panarese wrote:
>
>> This doesn't relate to VoiceOver, so my apologies to the list. However,
>> I am baffled and am hoping there is someone who knows the answer. Since the
>> 10.7.3 update, on my Mac Book Pro, my kernel file, mach_kernel, is now
>> visible in my root directory. This is, obviously, supposed to be a hidden
>> file, but is now visible. I don't know if there is a way to easily hide it
>> again or if it is a problem to have it visible. The system has not seemed
>> to have had any issues, but it is one of those cosmetic things that baffles
>> me.
>>
>> Take Care
>>
>> John Panarese
>> jpanar...@gmail.com
>>
>>
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