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April 16, 2015

Export Classic Custom Maps

The old My Maps is no longer available, even if you use the classic Google Maps interface. Your custom maps were upgraded to the new My Maps, which has more advanced features.

You can still download the original KML files for your custom maps until June 1st, just in case they weren't properly converted. To export a map, go to My Maps, click "open a map", pick the map you want to export and click "Download classic My Maps data" in the settings menu. If this feature is not available, then the map was created using the new My Maps. There's also an option to "export to KML", which downloads the current map.


"If you aren't happy with the way that your maps upgraded, you can download the original, pre-upgrade version of your maps as KML files from within the new My Maps. These files will be available only until June 1st, 2015. After June 1st, the pre-upgrade version of the KML files will be removed," informs Google.
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3 comments:

  1. UnknownApril 17, 2015 at 10:05 AM

    Please Help!
    I got an email about this whole mess, but I'm missing the "Download classic My Maps data" link. When I open one of my maps and click the 3 dot menu, Print map is directly under Export to KML. Thanks.

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  2. Alex ChituApril 17, 2015 at 11:35 AM

    This only works for maps upgraded from classic My Maps.

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  3. scvstickfightsFebruary 21, 2018 at 3:14 AM

    Mymaps your maps who maps maps madness

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