iCal transition speed slow

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iCal transition speed slow

Just within the last 2 weeks the transition speed in iCal has become very, very slow.
I am on 10.5.3(with 2 x 2.66 GHz Dual Core Intel Xeon and 4 GB 667 MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM).

I have searched every where to figure out how to fix this problem because it is so slow that I
do not want to use iCal any longer - and I have ordered an iPhone.

Please help.

Model Name: Mac Pro
Model Identifier: MacPro1,1
Processor Name: Dual-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz
Number Of Processors: 2
Total Number Of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per processor): 4 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Bus Speed: 1.33 GHz
Boot ROM Version: MP11.005D.B00
SMC Version: 1.7f10

Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.3)

Posted on Jul 22, 2008 4:48 PM

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Answer 1

Ferd II

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Jul 22, 2008 5:25 PM in response to amsawyer

amsawyer,

First try to delete the iCal cache file.

What other troubleshooting steps have you taken?

Since you have ordered an iPhone, I would also recommend that you download and install the OS X 10.5.4 Combo Update.

;~)

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Answer 2

JSAF

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Jul 23, 2008 10:41 PM in response to amsawyer

I was having the same sort of problem and found the answer in these discussions ( http://discussions.apple.com/click.jspa?searchID=-1&messageID=7449164).
In my case the offending calendar was 8.3 MB before editing and only 52 kB afterwards! To find the offending calendar I simply hid each one in succession by clicking on the 'tick' beside each calendar and then tried to click on another date month. The offending calendar soon became evident (I have 20 calendars). I think the duplicated event came about because I have twice edited a repeating event.
Hopefully this fix will help you too.
James

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