msmedia
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Mac OS X

Q: Why do I get the following message when I attempt to delete a completed reminder, "Couldn't delete 'reminder 1'. Dialog.Error.Text.Reminder.DESTROY.QUOTA_EXCEEDED?

Since there is no batch delete for Reminders on iPhone or iPad, I went to iCloud.com to delete old, completed reminders. Alas, I was able to successfully delete only ONE completed reminder from a total of 1221. Trying to delete all at once only resulted in my getting the error message 1,220 times! Signing in and then out (or out, then in) of iCloud did not make a difference. Restarting my iMac did not make a difference. (I am using OS X El Capitan, v. 10.11.6 and Safari v. 9.1.2)

 

P.S.: Trying to update a reminder resulted in a similar message — "...UPDATE.QUOTA_EXCEEDED"

Posted on Aug 27, 2016 9:45 AM

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  • by youbop,

    youbop youbop Sep 12, 2016 10:29 AM in response to msmedia
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    Notebooks
    Sep 12, 2016 10:29 AM in response to msmedia

    I spoke to Apple Care today, they are aware of the problem.  It is being worked on.

  • by JE13,

    JE13 JE13 Sep 21, 2016 10:50 PM in response to msmedia
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    Sep 21, 2016 10:50 PM in response to msmedia

    I'm getting it too! What's more, I have these reminders slated for "everyday" and they won't go away. They pop up on my computer, and I click "completed" but they just pop back up again. I've tried all sorts of things to make them go away, INCLUDING preferences > iCloud > and unblocking reminders in my id. THEY WILL NOT GO AWAY!

     

    This is really messed up! I can't erase the completed ones enmasse, and there's hundreds! I can't stop them from popping up on my computer. I'll be calling Apple tomorrow. I've been a long time Apple customer, and had problems before, but this one is really is getting on my nerves....

  • by alan from hemel hempstead,

    alan from hemel hempstead alan from hemel hempstead Sep 25, 2016 4:37 AM in response to youbop
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    iCloud
    Sep 25, 2016 4:37 AM in response to youbop

    Any update on when this will be fixed as it is a real nuisance.

  • by youbop,

    youbop youbop Sep 25, 2016 7:34 AM in response to alan from hemel hempstead
    Level 1 (28 points)
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    Sep 25, 2016 7:34 AM in response to alan from hemel hempstead

    I got an email back said to clear cache, and try again and it worked.  I know that was a bs answer because it happened on 2 different computers, two different operating systems, and three different browsers.

     

    Call apple support.  I'm pretty sure it's something that they have to do on their end.  It was fixed when I tried it.

  • by revDAVE,

    revDAVE revDAVE Sep 27, 2016 3:36 PM in response to JE13
    Level 2 (270 points)
    iPhone
    Sep 27, 2016 3:36 PM in response to JE13

    I am having the same problem:

     

    Reminders app - update.quota_exceeded

     

    I think there is a iCloud problem when we try to do too many things at once - in my case move 40 or so reminders from one list to another - a few at a time worked - but I guess when the quota is reached - then is all stops - but for how long? 1 min? - 1 hour? - 1 day? - 1000 years? Anyone know how long the timeout is?