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Q: Calendar not importing .ics

Calendar is not accepting .ics invites. Here's the scenario:

 

I receive an email invite to a meeting (they use outlook exchange). I quicklook the .ics file to check the date/time/etc... It's all correct. I then double-click the .ics file and iCal (now Calendar) opens. Nothing happens: it doesn't add the file, move to the day of the event, etc...

 

This only happens occasionally and it's driving me nuts. Most of the time meeting invites work, but every so often they won't. Or they will but then any updates won't be accepted.

 

Any thoughts?

 

(I'm on a MacBook Pro 15'' that's a few years old, running 10.8)

Posted on Aug 1, 2012 8:51 AM

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  • by prc62,

    prc62 prc62 Oct 18, 2012 10:49 PM in response to rpmca
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    Oct 18, 2012 10:49 PM in response to rpmca

    I have almost the same problem.

     

    Two Macs running 10.8.2. One is mine and one is my wife's Macbook. I'm running iCloud. My wife is not.

     

    When I create an event in Calendar and invite anyone, the invitation is registered but not email is sent out! AGH!

     

    Do we have a setting set wrong? Or has Apple introduced a bug?

     

    Need a fix and soon, so I can rely on invitations again!

  • by Jeff Rx,

    Jeff Rx Jeff Rx Oct 22, 2012 11:25 AM in response to rpmca
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    Oct 22, 2012 11:25 AM in response to rpmca

    Same problem. In brief:

     

    Will not add event by double clicking ics. Will add if dragged into iCal.

    Then clicking Accept or Decline does not send accept/decline email.

     

    Just adding to the list so as to be notified of further progress. Thanks.

  • by prc62,

    prc62 prc62 Oct 22, 2012 12:37 PM in response to rpmca
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    Oct 22, 2012 12:37 PM in response to rpmca

    I have just solved the problem by switching iCloud OFF.

     

    1. Exported all my (iCloud) data

    2. Disabled all iCloud settings and signed out

    3. Imported data into apps (as local data)

    4. Reverted to using USB cable to sync between my iMac and iPhone

     

    Now, all invitations are sent and received correctly.

  • by cp_whaley,

    cp_whaley cp_whaley Nov 12, 2012 5:20 PM in response to prc62
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    Nov 12, 2012 5:20 PM in response to prc62

    That's a bold move prc62; and one that runs totally contrary to Apple forcing us to move all of our data into iCloud.

     

    I was guessing that was the source of the problem; but with no other solution, I may just follow your example.

     

    When I upgraded to Mountain Lion, it appears that a whole lot of my calendars were sucked into iCloud whether I wanted that or not.  I've always preferred to have my Calendars On My Mac; because there have been numerous other problems over the years when that was not the case.

     

    BTW, for others with this problem.. with 10.8 (Mountain Lion) Calendar issues this message whenever I add an .ics-based event (more likely for me from a web page such as a webinar reminder, than an emailed event)...

     

    "Calendar can't read this Calendar file. No events have been added to your calendar." If I open the .ics files in a text editor, they look perfectly normal.

     

    I've been soooo disappointed in what's happened to Apple's core apps with each "improvement". Functionality disappears (iCal/Address Book), the app gets uglier and harder to use (again Calendar/Contacts), huge amounts of data couldn't be imported to the "upgraded" app from the previous version (Mail), and so on.

     

    If Apple can't genuinely improve these apps, I wish they'd leave them alone instead of crippling them.

     

    Obviously this rant isn't going just to you prc62.  It's a general problem.

  • by SteveSnyder,

    SteveSnyder SteveSnyder Nov 19, 2012 5:27 PM in response to rpmca
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    Nov 19, 2012 5:27 PM in response to rpmca

    Just adding another "me to" and wondering if anyone from Apple will address this.

     

    In my case, .ics invites when opened, are opening random past meetings/appointments. Absolutely bizarre.

  • by ambivelentone,

    ambivelentone ambivelentone Nov 20, 2012 11:43 AM in response to rpmca
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    Nov 20, 2012 11:43 AM in response to rpmca

    Another "ME TOO" rant. This is riduculous. I was told by support that the problem was on the exchange servers sending the request and they would have to change "their" settings. I'm a cosultant and work with dozens of companies...THIS IS NOT AN OPTION APPLE! Help:-)

  • by ZCLON,

    ZCLON ZCLON Nov 26, 2012 2:26 PM in response to ambivelentone
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    Nov 26, 2012 2:26 PM in response to ambivelentone

    Me toooo

  • by chrisabc,

    chrisabc chrisabc Nov 29, 2012 1:21 AM in response to rpmca
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    Nov 29, 2012 1:21 AM in response to rpmca

    I have the same problem. Really annoying: i do not have the opportunity to change my computer at work to an apple. I depend on proper calender-functionality. And to be honest: This is a basic functionality. So if the problem will not be sold next year I will have to switch to an other manufacturer. :-(

  • by SteveSnyder,

    SteveSnyder SteveSnyder Nov 29, 2012 6:37 AM in response to rpmca
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    Nov 29, 2012 6:37 AM in response to rpmca

    For whatever it's worth, I did come up with a partial fix to the problem I was having. My issue was iCal bringing up random past meeting invites instead of the current one when I clicked on it form mail. Instead of double-clicking on the ics file in the email, I detatched it (to my desktop) and then double-clicked the .ics file from there.

     

    That would suggest to me that perhaps there's an issue with the way mail is handling temporary storage of attachments. But that's just a guess.

  • by whizz200,

    whizz200 whizz200 Nov 29, 2012 12:15 PM in response to SteveSnyder
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    Nov 29, 2012 12:15 PM in response to SteveSnyder

    I tend to agree with your prognosis Steve - that's exactly how I get around the Calendar bug too. I guess a completely fresh OSX install should fix it?   Apart from that though, my Exchange mail and Calendar are working faultlessly.

  • by EminenTone,

    EminenTone EminenTone Dec 10, 2012 3:37 PM in response to rpmca
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    Dec 10, 2012 3:37 PM in response to rpmca

    I have a MacBook Pro running 10.8.2 and can intermitently import (ics) calendar invites. What is odd is that if you look at the "quick look" in mail, it looks perfect. Then when you go to import it, it picks a random date getnerally 1-2 years in the past and the text may completly unrealted or not complete. Has anyopne opened a ticket to resolve this? Please let me know becuase I'm about to and will refrrence back to it to help us both in resolution...

  • by EminenTone,

    EminenTone EminenTone Dec 10, 2012 5:11 PM in response to rpmca
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    Dec 10, 2012 5:11 PM in response to rpmca

    APPLE SUPPORT RESOLVED THE ISSUE FOR ME.  Your "time", "Time Zone" and or "Region" on your Mac, and or Icloud are out of sync (set differently). In my case, it was the region was set to cusotm verus United States. On your MAC click on the time, go to time date preferences. Click SHOW ALL, then go to LANGUAGE & TEXT, then REGION. Make sure it is set to your region and the right TIME ZONE. Then do like for Icloud. It fixed my issue and I hope this helps you too, becuase now I can send and recieve calendar invites that actually go to the right place on my calendar! Mery Christmas

  • by scotteyevero,

    scotteyevero scotteyevero Dec 13, 2012 6:21 PM in response to rpmca
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    Dec 13, 2012 6:21 PM in response to rpmca

    Hi all,

     

    I fixed the issue. It seems that for what ever reason any old .ics files in your library folder > mail downloads tend to conflict with new ones. Thus, I simply went into the mail downloads folder and deleted all the old .ics files. After that everything workded perfectly.

     

    One warning however, it seemed to take multiple trys to delete all the old .ics files. I moved them to the trash over and over again until the number of files indicated in the finder started to decrease until they were finally all gone. But as said, once gone all worls fine.

     

    Hope that works for everyone!

  • by Andrew Harris1,

    Andrew Harris1 Andrew Harris1 Feb 28, 2013 8:33 AM in response to scotteyevero
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    Feb 28, 2013 8:33 AM in response to scotteyevero

    I can confirm that this repaired the issue for me.

     

    Remove all .ics files from ~/Library/Mail Downloads/

     

    The weird thing is all my old calendar attachments still worked.

  • by Robin the wedding photographer,

    Robin the wedding photographer Robin the wedding photographer Apr 15, 2013 2:49 AM in response to rpmca
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    Apr 15, 2013 2:49 AM in response to rpmca

    APPLE, ANY THERE?!?!?!?? Isn't this support to be a SUPPORT from you guys as well?

     

    I have the same problem but nothing worked.

    - Dragging didn't work

    - Deleting the ics files from the mail folder didn't work

    - Saving to desktop didn't work

     

    Quick look did show me the invite, but it's impossible to see the contents, get an update if it moves date, can't confirm. So almost useless.

     

    Any suggestions more than welcome.

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