Kernel Task Slowing my Mac

I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.

"MACKEEPER" WAS THE ONE WHO CAUSED IT.

I GOOGLED IT AND I FOUND MACKEEPER IS A SCAM. AND IT ALSO HAS A TROJAN WHICH DOES IT.

I UNINSTALLED IT THE NORMAL WAY AND MY MAC IS SMOOTH AGAIN.

DON'T GO FOR REVIEWS ON THE INTERNET BECAUSE I ALSO FOUND OUT THEY PAY FOR FAKE REVIEWS.

>.<

This solve the problem for me.

1. Go to About this mac under the apple in the upper left and click on More info

2. Click on system report

3. make a note of what it says after Model Identifier

4. go to your master drive – System -Library – Extensions – IOPlatformPluginFamily.kext -Contents – Plugins – ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin.kext – Contents – Resources – find the name from step 3 and move it to a folder that you can find again if needed.

3. Restart and you’re done

I hope this helps.

I did not find the plist for my model, a macbook pro 11,1. 😟

here is same discussion

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5497235?start=180&tstart=0

somehow it's related to mavericks.

same problem

David,

I'm don't understand your step 4 in the suggestion.

Where is this located?

4. go to your master drive – System -Library – Extensions – IOPlatformPluginFamily.kext -Contents – Plugins – ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin.kext – Contents – Resources – find the name from step 3 and move it to a folder that you can find again if needed.

I had problems locating it as well but you'll have to go to:

User folder

System

Library

Extension

IOPlatformPluginFamily.kext

*hit control right click to open package

Contents

Plugins

ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin.kext

*hit control right click to open package

Contents

Resources

THEN choose what your model identifier is which is what you did in step 3

Mines was MacBookPro8_1

If you are able to move it can you please let me know how you did it as I am stuck at this last step of moving it to a different folder. If possible where did you move the folder and if you replaced it with a different file, if so what file was it and could I use it as well?

Thanks

@DaviD

Just Wanted to Pay My Respects and homage to you my good friend, you saved me a lot of headache, i think lol, it's pc still going strong for about 7 minutes now, wich is a HUGE diffrence. i dont know why it worked but it worked, that's all i care about lol 🙂

cheers

jude

David 's tip was very helpful, but only if i am not running any big software on my cpu, because as soon as i turned on netflix, everything went to the slow zone again, thanks anyway's . the three suspects are, Core audio, windowserver and kernal task

Fixing kernel_task overloding your computer!!!

Use this at your own risk. It worked for me.

Basic Procedure:

1- Click in the apple logo on the upleft corner, select "About This Mac".

2- Click in "More Info".

3- Click in "System Report".

4- Take note of "Model Identifier".

5- Create a new folder called "Recovery_Kernel_Task".

6- Select Macintosh HD/System/Library/Extensions/IOPlatformPluginFamily.kext

7- Click the mouse right button at that file and select "Show Package Contents"

8- Open the folder Contents/Resources.

9- Look for the Model Identifier in step 4.

10- Move the file to the folder you've created, if you need to restore the file.

11- Check the folder in step 8 has 49 files instead of 50 (original files).

12- Restart the computer and be happy!