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Delete unneeded kexts

I want to delete kexts that dont need for my hackintosh. so how to know which one? maybe there is kext overview of each one or something?

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@Lnerrrka Published 2010-04-14
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OSx86 Core & 10.X
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4,126 historical reads · 1 curated field notes (from 2 dispatches) · 2010-04-14
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I want to delete kexts that dont need for my hackintosh. so how to know which one?
maybe there is kext overview of each one or something?

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Field Note #1 @00010 2010-04-14

If you open up "System Profiler" and go to the software section and go to the "Kexts" tab it should give you a list of what kext files you are using and if they are 32-bit or 64-bit and what version.

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