![]() We do not have a Mac or Linux machine to experiment with, but we did find this thread on Google Groups that suggests using symbolic links. Setting the KMLPath in the Windows Registry. If you wish to combine the two ‘My Places’ then you can open your old ‘myplaces.kml’ from the second computer later on in Google Earth and copy the places into your new ‘My Places’. On the other computer, just update the registry key without copying the ‘myplaces.kml’ file. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Google Earth Pro\KMLPath HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Google Earth Plus\KMLPath 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.Ĭhange the location that Google Earth loads the file from by editing the following registry key and updating it to reflect the new location of the file: Google Earth stores your ‘My Places’ as a KML file called ‘myplaces.kml’ typically located in the folder:Ĭ:\Users\%username%\AppData\LocalLow\Google\GoogleEarth Ideally, the service you choose should automatically sync a particular folder between your computers.ĭecide which computer has the placemarks you wish to start off with. We used Microsoft’s One Drive but you can also use others such as Google Drive, Drop Box or iCloud depending on what operating systems your computers have and what your personal preferences are. The first step is to decide which cloud service to use. Also, if you have any important placemarks in your ‘My Places’, be sure to back it up first. By utilizing a cloud based synchronization service this is now relatively easy to do.īefore trying any of this, remember that modifying the registry incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall Windows. However, if you regularly use Google Earth on more than one computer, it can be useful to sync your ‘My Places’ between the computers. We have in the past shown you how to move Google Earth’s ‘My Places’ from one computer to another.
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