Google Earth

A guide to uninstall Google Earth from your computer

Google Earth is a Windows program. Read below about how to remove it from your PC. It is written by Google. Open here for more details on Google. Please follow http://earth.google.fr if you want to read more on Google Earth on Google's web page. The application is usually located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth folder. Keep in mind that this path can vary depending on the user's preference. Google Earth's complete uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /X{468D22C0-8080-11E2-B86E-B8AC6F98CCE3}. The application's main executable file is titled geplugin.exe and it has a size of 203.50 KB (208384 bytes).

Google Earth is comprised of the following executables which take 751.50 KB (769536 bytes) on disk:

• earthflashsol.exe (50.50 KB)
• geplugin.exe (203.50 KB)
• gpsbabel.exe (294.00 KB)

The current web page applies to Google Earth version 7.0.3.8542 alone. For more Google Earth versions please click below:

• 5.1.7938.4346
• 5.2.0.5932
• 7.1.1.1888
• 7.1.1.1580
• 6.0.0.1735
• 6.0.3.2197
• 7.0.1.8244
• 6.0.2.2074
• 6.1.0.5001
• 5.2.1.1547
• 5.2.0.5920
• 6.2.1.6014
• 7.1.2.2041
• 5.1.3535.3218
• 5.2.1.1588
• 5.0.11337.1968
• 6.1.0.4738
• 7.0.2.8415
• 6.1.0.4857
• 5.2.1.1329
• 5.0.11733.9347
• 5.1.3509.4636
• 7.1.1.1871
• 5.1.3533.1731
• 6.0.1.2032
• 7.1.2.2019
• 6.2.0.5905
• 5.1.7894.7252
• 6.2.2.6613

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Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you uninstall Google Earth.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Google Earth:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth

Generally, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\alchemy\ogl\IGAttrs.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\alchemy\ogl\IGGfx.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\alchemy\ogl\IGSg.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\alchemy\ogles20\D3DCompiler_43.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\alchemy\ogles20\d3dx9_43.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\alchemy\ogles20\IGAttrs.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\alchemy\ogles20\IGGfx.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\alchemy\ogles20\IGSg.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\alchemy\ogles20\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\alchemy\ogles20\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\alchemy\optimizations\IGOptExtension.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\alchemyext.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\drivers.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\earthflashsol.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\earthps.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\ge_expat.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\google_earth.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\googleearth.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\googleearth_free.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\gpl.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\gpsbabel.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\icudt.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\IGAttrs.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\IGCore.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\IGExportCommon.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\IGGfx.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\IGMath.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\IGOpt.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\IGSg.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\IGUtils.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\imageformats\qgif4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\imageformats\qjpeg4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\ImporterGlobalSettings.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\ImporterUISettings.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\kh20
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\kml_file.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\kmz_file.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\ar.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\bg.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\ca.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\cs.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\da.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\de.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\el.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\en.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\es.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\es-419.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\fa.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\fi.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\fil.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\fr.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\he.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\hi.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\hr.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\hu.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\id.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\it.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\ja.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\ko.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\lt.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\lv.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\nl.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\no.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\pl.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\pt.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\pt-PT.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\ro.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\ru.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\sk.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\sl.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\sr.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\sv.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\th.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\tr.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\uk.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\vi.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\zh-Hans.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\zh-Hant.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\lang\zh-Hant-HK.qm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\msvcp100.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\msvcr100.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\PCOptimizations.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\Plugins\npgeinprocessplugin.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\QtCore4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\QtGui4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\QtNetwork4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\QtWebKit4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\res\application.rcc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\res\balloons.rcc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\res\builtin_webdata.rcc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\res\cursor_crosshair_inverse.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\res\cursor_crosshair_thick.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\res\default_myplaces.rcc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\res\doppler.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\res\effects.rcc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\res\filmstrip.rcc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\res\flightsim\aircraft\f16.acf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\res\flightsim\aircraft\sr22.acf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\res\flightsim\controller\generic.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth\client\res\flightsim\controller\genius_maxfighter_f16u.ini

Registry keys:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{468D22C0-8080-11E2-B86E-B8AC6F98CCE3}

A way to delete Google Earth from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Google Earth is a program by Google. Frequently, users try to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is hard because removing this by hand takes some experience related to PCs. One of the best SIMPLE action to uninstall Google Earth is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications existing on your computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Google Earth or simply click the Search field and type in "Google Earth". If it exists on your system the Google Earth application will be found automatically. After you select Google Earth in the list of applications, some information regarding the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Google Earth, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Google Earth:

• The publisher is: http://earth.google.fr
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{468D22C0-8080-11E2-B86E-B8AC6F98CCE3}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Google Earth.


8. After uninstalling Google Earth, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Google Earth that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Google Earth with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Google Earth by Google from your PC, nor are we saying that Google Earth by Google is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove Google Earth supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.