Q: iMac not syncing Calendar with other devices
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by Ferd II,Mar 30, 2016 11:32 AM
Ferd II
Mar 30, 2016 11:32 AM
in response to pat from west palm beach
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ApplicationsPat,
Do you have any "On My Mac" calendars in your Calendar source list.
If so, and you are using iCloud, they will not transfer events to your other devices.
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Mar 30, 2016 11:39 AMby pat from west palm beach,I didn't see any On My Mac Calendars.
I just have the one Calendar that automatically came to the iMac when I turned it on in December. Items from the Calendars on the other devices do come to the iMac. But the iMac ones do not go to the other devices.
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by Ferd II,Mar 30, 2016 11:46 AM
Ferd II
Mar 30, 2016 11:46 AM
in response to pat from west palm beach
Level 7
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Applications
Pat,
Without revealing any personal information, what Calendars/Sources are listed under your Calendars button?
What do you see if you select Calendar>File>New Calendar>? I do not have any "On My Mac" calendars, and this is what mine shows:
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by Linc Davis,Mar 30, 2016 12:52 PM
Linc Davis
Mar 30, 2016 12:52 PM
in response to pat from west palm beach
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Applications1. Calendars in the On My Mac or On My iPhone/iPad/iPod category, and calendars that sync with other network services such as Google, will not sync with iCloud.
2. Please back up all data, then take all the applicable steps in these support articles:
iCloud: Troubleshooting iCloud Calendar
iCloud: Advanced Calendar and iCal troubleshooting
Nearly all sync issues should be resolved that way. Please make sure you've taken all the steps and tested adequately before continuing.
3. If there are any calendars on your Mac that you don't synchronize with iCloud, export them by selecting them in the calendar list and then selecting
File ▹ Export ▹ Export…
from the menu bar. Quit Calendar.
4. Triple-click anywhere in the line of text below on this page to select it:
~/Library/Calendars
Right-click or control-click the highlighted line and select
Services ▹ Reveal
from the contextual menu.* A Finder window should open with a folder selected. Move that folder to the Desktop.
5. Launch Calendar. Your calendars will initially be gone, but they should resynchronize with iCloud. If they don't, uncheck the boxes marked Calendars and Reminders in the iCloud preference pane, then re-check them.
6. Import the calendars you exported in Step 3, if any, by double-clicking the files.
7. If the issue is resolved, close the Finder window you opened in Step 4. Delete the exported files and the Calendars folder on the Desktop.
*If you don't see the contextual menu item, copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. In the Finder, select
Go ▹ Go to Folder...
from the menu bar and paste into the box that opens by pressing command-V. You may not see what you pasted because a line break is included. Press return.
