Why Wont Google Earth Download On My Mac

19-05-2021 admin

Google Earth Pro is the next step for those looking for something more than their usual Google Earth experience. However, it seems to be pretty troublesome at the moment, with many users complaining about errors and issues that render the usage of this upgraded tool quite null and impossible. User Larry Nordgaard took to the Google forums to address this problem. According to their post, Google Earth failed to start after upgrading to the Pro version.

Open Google Earth Pro. At the top, in the drop-down menu, click Help Launch Repair Tool. If you're asked which product to repair, choose Google Earth Pro. Leave the Repair Tool open but close Google Earth Pro. Click Switch between OpenGL and DirectX. Note: The button text changes based on the mode you chose, like 'Google Earth is currently using DirectX.' The file you download is a small installer usually called GoogleEarthSetup.exe. Running that downloads and installs the program. If you have managed to download that file, it should be in Downloads. Try clicking on it there. Or you can try a full install from This Page.

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Failing to initialize

As per the user’s post, trying to launch the software causes a splash screen with a loading symbol, accompanied by an icon that says “Initializing”. While things don’t sound that dire just yet, the worst is yet to come. After a minute, the screen was the same and that aroused the first signs of suspicion from the user. All hopes of getting into the program and testing out what the upgraded version has to offer collapsed when the program displayed a “program is not responding” message, the kind that lets you choose whether you want to wait it out or quit the application.

Using the repair tool

According to another user on the forums which goes by the name of Alchemist251, those that are stuck in this predicament can use the new Repair Tool which has been made available in version 7.3. It would seem that using this repair tool will get rid of any technical problems and eliminate any factor that would be causing the program initialization to fail like that.

Starting the Repair Tool

The easiest way to power up the Repair Tool is to simply try accessing Google Earth Pro a couple of times. After it fails on multiple tries, users should inevitably be asked if they would like to try the Repair Tool. It’s basically the software saying “listen, this isn’t working, you might want to try something different”. Of course, at this point users need to select the Yes option, so the Repair Tool launches.

Another means of opening the Repair Tool is through a Run command. For one reason or another, you might not get that message asking you if you want to try out the repair tool. If that’s the case, simply open the Run Command tool (press the Windows key and R key together) and paste the following:

C:Program Files (x86)GoogleGoogle Earth Proclientrepair_tool.exe

Once you open the repair tool, you can start trying out the different solutions that it proposes. You will have multiple options available and it’s best to just go through all of them, in the order that they are displayed in. It’s important to remember not to click on the troubleshooting link, and also to close any instance of Google Earth that might be still running, before you attempt to use the Repair Tool’s repair suggestions.

Since Google Earth became available for personal and home use, it has allowed people explore the Earth and have a virtual view of the world at the convenience of their homes. This virtual globe made it possible to have an oblique view of the surface of the earth in 2D and 3D images and allowed users to create and edit maps that can be posted on the internet.

The other version of the Google Earth came out, the Google Earth Pro that used to be a paid geobrowser but eventually offered for free. This one has the basic features of the former but also has other capabilities that business owners can use, such as importing data, such as, demographic, traffic and historical that can be useful to solve property disputes.

Downloading Procedure for Mac and PCs

The first step is to go to the homepage of Google Earth and click on Explore under the tab that says Google Earth Pro. Search for the download button found on the right hand side of the screen. For Windows users, open the .EXE file installer and choose to install the latest Google Earth version.

Meanwhile, for MAC users, open a DMG file and then run a PKG installer. While you can stick with the default settings, it is also possible to customize the settings if you are familiar with doing such.

After installation, sign in in order to use the application. For first time registration, email address and the license key needs to be supplied. In order to do this, sing in with the email and the license key “GEPFREE”. You can also select the box that says, “Enable automatic login” for signing in instantenously when you turn on the computer and internet connection.