1.0Lifehacker Australiahttps://www.lifehacker.com.auAdam Dachishttps://www.lifehacker.com.au/author/adamdachis-usa/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="7n8tY2uQGv"><a href="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/01/learn-about-all-the-special-files-that-help-your-hackintosh-run/">Learn About All The Special Files That Help Your Hackintosh Run</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/01/learn-about-all-the-special-files-that-help-your-hackintosh-run/embed/#?secret=7n8tY2uQGv" width="600" height="338" title="“Learn About All The Special Files That Help Your Hackintosh Run” — Lifehacker Australia" data-secret="7n8tY2uQGv" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> Creating a hackintosh has become incredible simple, and we’ve kept you up-to-date on the latest process. But as things get easier, you can lose sight of how everything works under the hood. Knowing the special files that make your hackintosh run and understanding what they do can be very useful when you need to troubleshoot.