aussiemac
Tourist
Reged: 06/01/05
Posts: 56
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GE cache size is not very big - for offline use.
Is it possible to save the current cache (renaming
it something appropriate). Then building up a series
of (perhaps geographic area) caches using the same procedure?
The saved caches would have to be renamed back again
I suppose, before they could be used as the current cache.
Has anyone tried this? Any ideas?
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neo
Tourist
Reged: 05/05/03
Posts: 266
Loc: Geschwenda, Thüringen, Germany
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I think it's possible but too circuitous.
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triphazard
Tourist
Reged: 03/18/03
Posts: 184
Loc: California, USA
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Yes, You have the technique nailed. It works.
Ernie
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LewPerdue
Tourist
Reged: 07/11/05
Posts: 5
Loc: Sonoma, CA, USA
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I've paid for GEPro and moviemaker ... My biggest problem is the $%$%#@! default size of 512 MB ... it is not big enough for even a small tour ... thus everything I try to make into a tour is hostage to the download stream and thge result is pretty mediocre.
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aussiemac
Tourist
Reged: 06/01/05
Posts: 56
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I haven't tried it yet. I thought renaming caches might work.
Just a matter of putting downloads into useful groups, like countries,states,
continents or towns etc.
Would be easier if Google would make the cache size extendable though.
Just getting us back on line to look at advertising isn't the way to go.
With layers switched off, we don't need to view ads unless we want to.
I'd like to be able to edit the layers to suit my own purpose too.
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ink_polaroid
Sysop
Reged: 01/01/05
Posts: 1868
Loc: SF Bay Area, CA
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and thge result is pretty mediocre.
Which might be true if you're recording in real time with a poor internet connection, but which is a complete falsehood if you're using the High Quality "tour mode" option, which will automatically stream in all required data for maximum resolution while it writes the file.
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aussiemac
Tourist
Reged: 06/01/05
Posts: 56
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what you say is true too!
but what about a bigger cache!
or a method to save caches.
what's the policy?
If we're happy offline, we're not using bandwidth
or spending money.
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Periboob
Master Guide
Reged: 05/06/03
Posts: 1982
Loc: Missouri, US
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...If we're happy offline, we're not using bandwidth or spending money.
But then you could just download a 300 GB cache, and then just quit paying... Oh wait, its free, never mind. 
Seriously, I have never gotten an answer about the cache size, but I am suspicious that there are performance issues. maybe some internal program aspect that is just hard to upgrade.
I became interested when I was giving club presentations at places with (gasp!) no broadband connection. Most of those places have been abandoned, or connected, so I somewhat lost interest.
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With no known exceptions, the cost of internal trust, efficiency and loyalty is external distrust. The "us against them" is not an optional feature, if there were some way to preserve the loyalties and the tremendous benefits of internal trust without paying the cost of the ferocious xenophobia, then that would be just what we want to do. But we don't know how to do that.
--Daniel Dennett
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/allinthemind/stories/2007/1812733.htm
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aussiemac
Tourist
Reged: 06/01/05
Posts: 56
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You're probably right!
If you've got cheap, fast broadband, there's not much point in big cache size.
I'm not sure if it loads quicker when offline, but its worth me checking.
Thanks....
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CageRattler
Tourist
Reged: 07/17/05
Posts: 6
Loc: Cape Town, South Africa
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What would really be useful is for one to be able to specify a common location for a cache file that multiple users could reference...for example, in a corporate LAN, a common cache on a local server. Some corporates charge for bandwidth used. I've tried using a network location but the program isn't multi-user enabled w.r.t. cache data.
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Periboob
Master Guide
Reged: 05/06/03
Posts: 1982
Loc: Missouri, US
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What would really be useful is for one to be able to specify a common location for a cache file that multiple users could reference...for example, in a corporate LAN, a common cache on a local server. Some corporates charge for bandwidth used. I've tried using a network location but the program isn't multi-user enabled w.r.t. cache data.
I am not sure that there is an answer here, but for corporate sharing of cache, adding your own database, check the Google Earth Enterprise Client. If a business is using GE, it is likely that they can justify the extra $s to get the results that they are looking for.
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With no known exceptions, the cost of internal trust, efficiency and loyalty is external distrust. The "us against them" is not an optional feature, if there were some way to preserve the loyalties and the tremendous benefits of internal trust without paying the cost of the ferocious xenophobia, then that would be just what we want to do. But we don't know how to do that.
--Daniel Dennett
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/allinthemind/stories/2007/1812733.htm
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jfcohcc
Tourist
Reged: 07/22/05
Posts: 2
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Question - How do I go about renaming the GE Cache (so I can develop a 2nd and 3rd Cache for use offline - while traveling on Amtrak) ?? On several attempts, GE has found, and continued to download into the oringinal GoogleEarth folder, and the dbCache.dat & dbCache.dat.index files.
Thanks!! Jim C.
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abeymaanja
First Post
Reged: 02/05/07
Posts: 1
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hi all
the google earth cache the data at
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\GoogleEarth
(where username is your Windows Username)
in the files
dbCache.dat and dbCache.dat.index
you can copy these files to any other computer at same location and can view the offline cached images.
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