Peter O'Toole

Q: can't delete repeating event from calendar?

I have a number of repeating events in my calendar which I can't delete. I can select the event and press delete and it will give me the option of deleting this specific event or all future events. If I choose 'this event', it will delete the event for that day but if I choose 'all future events' it doesn't delete anything.

 

Does anyone have a fix for this by any chance?

Posted on Jan 26, 2015 8:48 AM

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  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Jan 26, 2015 11:28 AM in response to Peter O'Toole
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    Jan 26, 2015 11:28 AM in response to Peter O'Toole

    Is this a local ("On My Mac") calendar or a network calendar (e.g., iCloud)?

  • by Peter O'Toole,

    Peter O'Toole Peter O'Toole Jan 26, 2015 11:33 AM in response to Linc Davis
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    Jan 26, 2015 11:33 AM in response to Linc Davis

    They're on the cloud.

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Jan 26, 2015 11:58 AM in response to Peter O'Toole
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    Jan 26, 2015 11:58 AM in response to Peter O'Toole
  • by Peter O'Toole,

    Peter O'Toole Peter O'Toole Jan 26, 2015 2:55 PM in response to Linc Davis
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    Jan 26, 2015 2:55 PM in response to Linc Davis

    Thanks for the link but I already went through all of that in the hopes of it fixing the issue but with no luck.

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Jan 26, 2015 3:59 PM in response to Peter O'Toole
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    Jan 26, 2015 3:59 PM in response to Peter O'Toole

    If that's really true, export the calendar, then delete it completely from the server. Recreate it and import the events from the ICS file.

  • by Peter O'Toole,

    Peter O'Toole Peter O'Toole Jan 27, 2015 2:04 AM in response to Linc Davis
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    Jan 27, 2015 2:04 AM in response to Linc Davis

    I also tried that. I exported the calendar that I was experiencing issues with. Deleted the calendar completely. Then created a new calendar and imported the one I just exported. But the problem still remains. I also checked other calendars I have and they also have the same issue. I think what I might need to do is simply delete the calendar all together and create a new one from scratch.

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Jan 27, 2015 9:23 AM in response to Peter O'Toole
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    Jan 27, 2015 9:23 AM in response to Peter O'Toole

    Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:

    ☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)

    ☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.

    ☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.

    The title of the Console window should be All Messages. If it isn't, select

              SYSTEM LOG QUERIES ▹ All Messages

    from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select

              View ▹ Show Log List

    from the menu bar at the top of the screen.

    Click the Clear Display icon in the toolbar. Then take an action that isn't working the way you expect. Select any messages that appear in the Console window. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.

    The log contains a vast amount of information, almost all of which is irrelevant to solving any particular problem. When posting a log extract, be selective. A few dozen lines are almost always more than enough.

    Please don't indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.

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    Some private information, such as your name or email address, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.

  • by Neal69,

    Neal69 Neal69 Jul 3, 2015 1:37 AM in response to Peter O'Toole
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    Jul 3, 2015 1:37 AM in response to Peter O'Toole

    If a recurring event can't be deleted on the computer do it on your phone. worked for me.