[Update: Also see this post for tips on how to get your icon back.]
Mac Requirements. You should have at least a Mac OS X 10.6 or higher and a RAM of 512MB to go with the 500MB of free hard disk space. However, the most suitable specification would include a Mac OS X 10.6.8 or newer. At the same time, a preferable system memory of 1GB with free hard disk space of 2GB or more. Android Requirements. Download Google Earth in Apple App Store Download Google Earth in Google Play Store Thank you for downloading Google Earth Pro! If your download does not begin, please click here to retry.
Google Earth Pro Download problems. You can have both working simultaneously. I have both on my computer ( although I am on a mac) Google Earth Pro is free now, you are correct. It will be in a different directory than Google Earth (free) see the suggestion from Noisette below. Google Earth is a very popular geolocation software that can be used as an aerial camera, helping you explore the world from your computer or mobile device.Google Earth is powered by satellites that capture images of earth and then make them available via the application. The collection of images allow users to view different parts of the world in real-time.
Since the latest update to the Google Earth client, we have recently had a number of people contact us saying that their Google Earth icon has disappeared. In some cases they have tried to reinstall Google Earth from Google’s website without success.
We believe the disappearing icons is due to Google Earth doing an automatic update and deleting any icons you have pinned to the desktop / start screen or task bar and not restoring them correctly to those locations. So in some cases you will find that Google Earth is still installed, but you need to re-pin the icons to your favourite locations. In other cases, the Google Earth automatic installer has failed and you need to reinstall it.
The standard way to install Google Earth is called an on-line install and is initiated from Google’s main Google Earth page. It downloads a small installer first which then downloads and installs the rest. Sometimes this installer runs into problems and a solution that usually works is to use the offline installer instead. Just go to this page and select the latest version and your OS.
We recommend that everyone use Google Earth Pro, as it has a few extra features and is now free. If it asks you for a licence key, just use your email address and the key: GEPFREE.
Never download Google Earth from anywhere other than an official Google site.
If you are still having problems with the installation, check the ‘installations errors’ section on this page. If Google Earth installs but crashes on startup, check the instructions on this page.
If none of the above works, take note of any error messages and try posting your problem in the Google Earth help forum.
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About Timothy Whitehead
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Timothy has been using Google Earth since 2004 when it was still called Keyhole before it was renamed Google Earth in 2005 and has been a huge fan ever since. He is a programmer working for Red Wing Aerobatx and lives in Cape Town, South Africa.