Random Resources Folder in Macintosh HD

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Random Resources Folder in Macintosh HD

Hi,

Just recentley a folder has appeared on my Macintosh HD Drive. It is called resources and contains three "Unix Executable Files" and they are as follows:

Post Flight

Post Install

Pre Flight

When opened the file Post Flight opens Terminal and comes up with the following

"Last login: Thu May 26 17:06:28 on ttys000

MacBook-Pro:~ homename$ /Resources/postflight ; exit;

logout

[Process completed]"

I did not add these files or folder.

Can anyone say what these files are and if they are anything to worry about. Also i'm wondering about deleting them...

Thanks

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.7)

Posted on May 26, 2011 9:15 AM

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Answer 1

May 26, 2011 10:08 AM in response to s4mbennett

s4mbennett wrote:

I did not add these files or folder.

Can anyone say what these files are and if they are anything to worry about. Also i'm wondering about deleting them...

I would not try to second guess file/folders in your Macintosh HD unless you know what you are doing.

I would say there is nothing to worry about here. More than likely related to installation scripts. Leave the default location as is/ unless you have a good reason.

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Linc Davis

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May 26, 2011 10:13 AM in response to s4mbennett

Those files were left there by a misconfigured installer package. You can remove them, though I wonder what else the package may have done wrong.

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s4mbennett Author

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Jul 26, 2011 2:50 AM in response to Linc Davis

Thanks, I have deleted the folders now...

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