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Q: Reminders app: delete reminder that won't delete

I've been trying to delete a reminder that is shown to be due in the past. I check it. It doesn't go away. I right click to delete. It stays. It shows up under Scheduled but not in the only List I have.

 

I would ignore it but the Reminders app icon continues to show I have 1 reminder which is annoying. I know I can stop showing that, but then I won't be able to see if I have other reminders due.

 

Any ideas?

iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10), 16 gigs of RAM

Posted on Jul 31, 2015 6:55 PM

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Q: Reminders app: delete reminder that won't delete

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  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Aug 1, 2015 7:53 AM in response to TokyoTony
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    Aug 1, 2015 7:53 AM in response to TokyoTony

    If the problem is still there, try booting into the Safe Mode using your normal account.  Disconnect all peripherals except those needed for the test. Shut down the computer and then power it back up after waiting 10 seconds. Immediately after hearing the startup chime, hold down the shift key and continue to hold it until the gray Apple icon and a progress bar appear. The boot up is significantly slower than normal. This will reset some caches, forces a directory check, and disables all startup and login items, among other things. When you reboot normally, the initial reboot may be slower than normal. If the system operates normally, there may be 3rd party applications which are causing a problem. Try deleting/disabling the third party applications after a restart by using the application un-installer. For each disable/delete, you will need to restart if you don't do them all at once.

     

                   

    Safe Mode

  • by TokyoTony,

    TokyoTony TokyoTony Aug 2, 2015 2:21 AM in response to Eric Root
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    Aug 2, 2015 2:21 AM in response to Eric Root

    Thanks for the suggestion, but unfortunately that didn't help. It seems to be a "rougue" task that cannot be deleted. It is under Scheduled (int the screen show, it is the one that has a due date of 7/31 and is in red.

     

    Screen Shot 2015-08-02 at 5.19.32 PM.png

  • by TokyoTony,

    TokyoTony TokyoTony Aug 2, 2015 2:24 AM in response to TokyoTony
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    Aug 2, 2015 2:24 AM in response to TokyoTony

    Of note: This "rogue" task does not show up on my iPhone or iPad at all. Only on my Mac.

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Aug 2, 2015 7:55 AM in response to TokyoTony
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    Aug 2, 2015 7:55 AM in response to TokyoTony

    Can you select the reminder and then delete it with the delete key?

  • by TokyoTony,

    TokyoTony TokyoTony Aug 2, 2015 8:04 AM in response to Eric Root
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    Aug 2, 2015 8:04 AM in response to Eric Root

    Nope, selecting it and hitting the delete key doesn't do anything. Neither does right clicking and selecting Delete. Also, if I mark it as complete, quit, and then run the program again, it's still there and shows as no complete (i.e. the radio box is not selected).

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Aug 3, 2015 8:36 AM in response to TokyoTony
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    Aug 3, 2015 8:36 AM in response to TokyoTony

    Do a backup.


    Quit the application.


    In Finder hold down the option/alt key while selecting the Go menu item. Select Library. Then go to Preferences/com.apple.reminders.plist. Move the .plist to your desktop.

     

    Restart the computer, open the application and test. If it works okay, delete the plist from the desktop.

     

    If the application is the same, return the .plist to where you got it from, overwriting the newer ones.

     

    If you want to make your user library permanently visible, run the below command in Applications/Utilities/Terminal.

     

    chflags nohidden ~/Library/

  • by TokyoTony,

    TokyoTony TokyoTony Aug 3, 2015 11:16 PM in response to Eric Root
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    Aug 3, 2015 11:16 PM in response to Eric Root

    Thanks but I did not see any file called com.apple.reminders.plist in the Preferences folder.

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Aug 4, 2015 7:58 AM in response to TokyoTony
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    Aug 4, 2015 7:58 AM in response to TokyoTony

    You are welcome.  Are you looking in your user Library or the hard drive level Library?

  • by TokyoTony,

    TokyoTony TokyoTony Aug 4, 2015 8:13 PM in response to Eric Root
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    Aug 4, 2015 8:13 PM in response to Eric Root

    I followed your instructions, so I believe that is the System Library. I also looked in the User Library, but didn't find it there either.