Windows
Press Ctrl + Esc + r or Windows key + r. In the “Open” box, enter “%USERPROFILE%\App. Data\Local. Low\Google\Google. Earth”. If you’re using Windows XP, enter “%USERPROFILE%\Application Data\Google\Google. Earth” instead. Select OK.
In the directory, you’ll see a file called ” myplaces. kml”. This file has your saved locations. Note: If you want to replace a corrupted myplaces. Kml file, use “myplaces. backup. kml.”.
Google Earth stores your ‘My Places’ as a KML file called ‘myplaces. Kml’ typically located in the folder : Once you have located your ‘myplaces. Kml’ file, copy it to a location in your cloud services shared folders and take note of the full path of the folder.
Some articles claimed all of your files in Google Earth are in the Places panel. In the Places panel, click the small arrow pointing at “My Places” to close it 3. Right-click on My. Places and select “Save Place As” from the little pop up menu.
These files store geographic data and content associated with Google Earth. Learn more about KML files. If you have a KML file from an older version of Google Earth, you can open it in Google Earth.
Where are Google Earth settings stored?
On a Mac the settings are stored in: Users/username/Library/Application Support/Google Earth/myplaces. Kml which probably doesn’t help you all that much, but if the file name is the same in Windows, a search for myplaces. Kml should send you to the right place. Re: Where are Google Earth files stored?!
Where does Google Earth Save my placemarks?
Google Earth saves your placemarks in a file called myplaces. , and kml. It also creates a backup called myplaces., and kml., and backup. Its location depends on your operating system. If you do not see the Application Data folder in Windows Explorer you should check the option to “ Show Hidden Files”.
How do I save a Google Earth map to my computer?
In Google Earth, you can right click on My Places or any file in My Places and select ‘ Save Place As ‘. This will let you save My Places or any of your files to a place you select on your hard drive or something like a USB drive. Or you can move the file to Google Drive for online storage so you can access it from other computers.
How do I open a kmz file in Google Earth?
Double click the attached KMZ file to open it 8. Your computer will detect it is a Google Earth file and will open it in Google Earth. The file will be stored in the Places panel under Temporary Places Under the menu click FILE > SAVE > SAVE MY PLACES to save it.