Google Earth

How to uninstall Google Earth from your computer

This page contains thorough information on how to uninstall Google Earth for Windows. The Windows release was developed by Google. Take a look here for more information on Google. More info about the program Google Earth can be found at http://earth.google.com. Google Earth is typically set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Earth folder, subject to the user's choice. You can uninstall Google Earth by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{4D2A6330-2F8B-11E3-9C40-B8AC6F97B88E}. Note that you might be prompted for admin rights. The application's main executable file occupies 203.50 KB (208384 bytes) on disk and is named geplugin.exe.

The following executables are incorporated in Google Earth. They occupy 751.50 KB (769536 bytes) on disk.

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

The information on this page is only about version 7.1.2.2041 of Google Earth. You can find below a few links to other Google Earth releases:

• 4.0.2693
• 4.0.2091
• 4.3.7284.3916
• 3.0.0739
• 5.1.3533.1731
• 3.0.0762
• 5.2.0.5860
• 5.0.11729.1014
• 6.1.0.5001
• 7.0.3.8542
• 5.1.7938.4346
• 5.2.1.1329
• 4.2.180.1134
• 6.0.1.2032
• 6.1.0.4738
• 4.0.2740
• 4.0.2722
• 6.2.0.5905
• 4.0.2744
• 7.0.2.8415
• 4.0.2737
• 7.1.2.2019
• 4.0.1693
• 4.0.2416
• 4.0.2080
• 4.0.2742
• 6.0.0.1735
• 4.2.205.5730
• 7.1.1.1888
• 3.0.0464
• 5.0.11733.9347
• 4.0.1565
• 6.2.1.6014
• 4.2.181.2634
• 7.0.1.8244
• 3.0.0548
• 5.2.1.1588
• 5.2.0.5932
• 4.2.196.2018
• 6.0
• 3.0.0763
• 4.0.2746
• 4.2.198.2451
• 7.1.1.1580
• 3.0.0529
• 3.0.0693
• 4.1.7087.5048
• 4.0.1657
• 6.0.2.2074
• 4.1.7076.4458
• 3.0.0395
• 5.0.11337.1968
• 3.0.0616
• 4.3.7204.836
• 5.1.3506.3999
• 5.2.0.5920
• 5.2.0.5928
• 7.1.1.1871
• 5.1.3535.3218
• 6.0.3.2197
• 5.2.1.1547
• 7.1
• 6.1.0.4857
• 6.2.2.6613
• 5.1.7894.7252
• 4.1.7088
• 4.3.7191.6508
• 5.1.3509.4636

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If you are manually uninstalling Google Earth we recommend you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories that were found:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Google Earth
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Google Earth

The files below were left behind on your disk by Google Earth's application uninstaller when you removed it:

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

Registry that is not removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kml\Google Earth.kmlfile
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kmz\Google Earth.kmzfile
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Google Earth.kmlfile
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Google Earth.kmzfile
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\application/vnd.google-earth.kmz
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Google Earth Plus
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{4D2A6330-2F8B-11E3-9C40-B8AC6F97B88E}

A way to erase Google Earth from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Google Earth is a program marketed by Google. Some people try to remove this application. Sometimes this can be troublesome because performing this manually requires some experience related to Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE procedure to remove 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 already installed on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications existing on your computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Google Earth or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Google Earth". The Google Earth program will be found automatically. Notice that when you click Google Earth in the list of programs, the following information about the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Google Earth, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Google Earth:

• The software company is: http://earth.google.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{4D2A6330-2F8B-11E3-9C40-B8AC6F97B88E}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Google Earth.


8. After removing Google Earth, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong 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 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Google Earth by Google from your computer, we are not saying that Google Earth by Google is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Google Earth supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.