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What is the kernal_task and why is it slowing down my computer?
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<blockquote data-quote="maria91" data-source="post: 1653207" data-attributes="member: 349137"><p>Hi,</p><p></p><p>My 2012 MacBook Pro, with most recent software, and an SSD started running really slow last week. All I have been using is Slack and Chrome. It becomes painfully slow then I restart and the problem happens again quicker each time. I'm seeing that something called kernal_task is taking 30% CPU and at times 60%. I understand that this is something to do with tasks my Mac is doing and have come across articles on how to delete or move a file that fixes this issue BUT I want to know what exactly that does and why it worksand potential issues OR if someone has another solution.</p><p></p><p>Thanks a lot for any responses. I wish I knew more about this kind of stuff.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="maria91, post: 1653207, member: 349137"] Hi, My 2012 MacBook Pro, with most recent software, and an SSD started running really slow last week. All I have been using is Slack and Chrome. It becomes painfully slow then I restart and the problem happens again quicker each time. I'm seeing that something called kernal_task is taking 30% CPU and at times 60%. I understand that this is something to do with tasks my Mac is doing and have come across articles on how to delete or move a file that fixes this issue BUT I want to know what exactly that does and why it worksand potential issues OR if someone has another solution. Thanks a lot for any responses. I wish I knew more about this kind of stuff. [/QUOTE]
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