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Q: new entries revert to "new event"

Just within the last few days, Calendar has begun consistently misbehaving. I create a new event, assign it to a calendar, fill in information such as time and notes. I close the editing window, the new title displays (I'm using Month View) for just a second, and then it reverts to "New Event," and everything I've entered is lost. Oddly, when I enter all the information a second time, it always seems to stay.

 

As far as I know, I haven't made any changes to my OS (10.9.5) or to Calendar (7.0), neither via their settings nor any other way. FYI, I'm using iCloud to sync between the calendars on my MBPro and my iPhone (4S, running 7.1.2).

MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011), OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on May 15, 2015 5:45 PM

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  • by FunkyRico,

    FunkyRico FunkyRico Sep 1, 2016 3:10 PM in response to hueyo
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    Sep 1, 2016 3:10 PM in response to hueyo

    Thanks Hueyo!

    Nice tip! I've been dealing with this issue for a very long time...

    I changed the default calendar from "iCloud" to "on my mac" and yep it works this way! Just have to assign the event to the right iCloud calendar afterwards.

    Best,

    Eric

  • by 10thApple,

    10thApple 10thApple Sep 1, 2016 11:34 PM in response to FunkyRico
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    Sep 1, 2016 11:34 PM in response to FunkyRico

    FunkyRico,

    How did you get an "on my mac" calendar?  All I see are my iCloud account calendars.  What OS level?

     

    From an older look at this forum, this issue seems to have different manifestations depending on which Calendar View you're in.  Day View behaves somewhat differently than Week or Month View.  I, too, was confused by warwickweb's description of "form on the right side of the screen (underneath the calendar)".  I figured out he was in Day view, and he probably means the second popup that forms, this one in the RH column overtop of the day's schedule.  See screenshot below.

    Screenshot 2016-05-06 12.29.23.png

    I still do not have a solution to this behavior on Mavericks.  Maddening that I can't use iCal to create a new event.

  • by jerrywes,

    jerrywes jerrywes Sep 2, 2016 3:03 PM in response to hueyo
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    Sep 2, 2016 3:03 PM in response to hueyo

    I have this irritating problem also,  .

    I have stumbled upon a 'work-around' that's easy for me . . .

    Firstly, for me the incident occurs when i enter the new event into an iCloud calendar . .

    So, I found that when I enter the new event in a calendar "on my mac" , i't's OK . .

    THEN I change the calendar to an "on iCloud  calendar it sticks,

    an then syncs properly with my iPhone 6S . . .

     

    hope this helps others . . .

  • by ktshastsa,

    ktshastsa ktshastsa Sep 2, 2016 3:22 PM in response to jerrywes
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    Sep 2, 2016 3:22 PM in response to jerrywes

    How do you get an "on my Mac" calendar?  All that shows for me is the iCloud one.  When I go to the File menu and click on New Calendar - the only option is an iCloud one.

     

    I've had these same issues as everyone else of having to input my event twice to get it to stick.  However, oddly, my husband, who has the same operating system and is using an iCloud calendar has never had any problems!  Go figure!

     

    kt

  • by jerrywes,

    jerrywes jerrywes Sep 2, 2016 3:30 PM in response to ktshastsa
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    Sep 2, 2016 3:30 PM in response to ktshastsa

    well, when I start a new event, I have a choice of calendar, shown upper right as little colored box , click and it shows 'on my mac' calendars, and 'iCloud ' calendars , ,  I make the switch using that little coloured box . . .

  • by ktshastsa,

    ktshastsa ktshastsa Sep 2, 2016 3:50 PM in response to jerrywes
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    Sep 2, 2016 3:50 PM in response to jerrywes

    I don't see a choice for an "on my Mac" calendar.  I always look at my calendar in the month view.  I just double click on the day I want to add an event and I have quite a few different categories of Calendars I can choose to add my event to.  Such as Work, Dr. Appt., Fun, various projects, etc.  I still don't see anything about an "on my Mac" calendar.  I'll check out the help for Calendar and see.

     

    Thanks,

     

    kt

  • by stephencw,

    stephencw stephencw Sep 7, 2016 8:22 AM in response to ktshastsa
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    Sep 7, 2016 8:22 AM in response to ktshastsa

    It doesn't actually appear to be an "on my Mac" vs. "iCloud" issue.  ALL my calendars are "iCloud" calendars.  The issue seems to be which calendar is set to "Default".  Whenever you create an event, it automatically starts the event as being in that Default calendar.  But put all your details in and then try to change the calendar to a different one, and seconds later... everything is gone.  :-/

    But the workaround mentioned in this thread of keeping the initial entry in the Default calendar, and then once you've closed the entry window, right-clicking and changing it to the correct calendar, does seem to work.

    A dumb 2-step fix, and you'd think Apple would be all over this.  But whatever...

  • by ktshastsa,

    ktshastsa ktshastsa Sep 7, 2016 9:02 AM in response to stephencw
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    Sep 7, 2016 9:02 AM in response to stephencw

    I tried to find out more with Help, but there wasn't any info that I could find about iCloud calendars.  Apple should be ashamed they are not addressing this issue.  The only way I can know an event will stay with the correct info and time is to put it in 2 times.  What a hassle!

     

    kt

  • by 10thApple,

    10thApple 10thApple Sep 7, 2016 10:56 AM in response to ktshastsa
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    Sep 7, 2016 10:56 AM in response to ktshastsa

    I found a work-around you may like better In another Discussion thread. Create your New Event in Dat, Week, or Month view, then before you submit it, tap Cmd-R (refresh).  Works everytime for me.

  • by stephencw,

    stephencw stephencw Sep 7, 2016 11:07 AM in response to 10thApple
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    Sep 7, 2016 11:07 AM in response to 10thApple

    I tried that twice, and didn't make any difference.  Still reverted to the Default calendar.

  • by Imperial Warbler,

    Imperial Warbler Imperial Warbler Sep 9, 2016 12:16 AM in response to hueyo
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    Sep 9, 2016 12:16 AM in response to hueyo

    iCal has been around for how many years? A bug of this magnitude should be addressed immediately, but Apple hasn't even tried to fix it - and this particular bug has been all over Google since at least May last year! What good is a calendar that you can't even trust to keep track of your appointments? And it really shouldn't be the end users job to find workarounds. For a short period of time, while waiting for a fix, sure, but not for years. Sorry, Apple - Jobs has been gone for too long, and I think it's starting to show. So here's my final workaround: Switch to Outlook or whatever.

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