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Inability to search in Calendar on my Mac

Hello. I discovered today that I am unable to search for past events in Calendar on my MacBook Pro 2015. I am running Monterey, and all recent updates have been applied. I am using iCloud Calendar.

I get no results, even if I search for an event from a few days ago, or from a few weeks in the future. This issue does not replicate on my iPhone or my iPad, and all events are syncing in real time.

I've attached a screenshot, wherein I searched for an old Doctor's appointment. I've had several appointments with this Doctor and they all show up when I search on my iPhone or iPad. You will see that the search field says "Today" but the issue occurs in the Week, Month, and Year views.

I'm thinking that this is a Monetary bug. Anyone else experiencing this issue?

Many Thanks

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 12.0

Posted on Nov 11, 2021 7:35 AM

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Posted on Mar 24, 2022 10:00 AM

I called Apple Support and basically did what Jason Collin suggested above, I'll copy and paste it again:

1.) Go to System Preferences -- Spotlight, then in the privacy tab add:

user/Library/Calendars

2.) Close System Preferences

3.) Re-open System Preferences and go back to Spotlight - Privacy

4.) REMOVE Calendars from the Privacy tab

Now I can search past events on my calendar again. Yay!

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Jan 2, 2022 8:47 AM in response to MarinaTrembs

You need to update your software from 12.0.1 to 12.1. I did that and it worked!

Linnea26

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Aug 1, 2022 3:29 AM in response to csl

Thank you as found the calendar events I was looking for by using "main" Spotlight. Looks like calendar is searching ONLY in TODAY! Hope they get it fixed soon!!!

Dec 14, 2021 5:32 PM in response to Harriet Schreiner

Thanks, Harriet! My system preferences Software Update did not tell me the update was out, but looked up another way to get it--went to About This Mac and clicked on Software Update--that downloaded 12.1 and the searches are fixed!

dunco

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Feb 19, 2022 4:24 PM in response to doc4X5

Indeed it is fixed on my M1 powerbook after I upgraded to the latest security update yesterday, now 12.2.21. Yay! Now what about that M1 postscript bug, generating unreadable pdfs for some fonts... (Have to use lmodern.)

SnickZ.

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Nov 12, 2021 10:02 AM in response to mset68

Hello mset68.

Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities. We understand that you are not able to search the Calendar for past events. We know it's important for our apps to work as expected and we'll be glad to assist.

Let's start up in safe mode and test: Start up your Mac in safe mode

If the issue persists, Contact Apple for support and service

Cheers.

csl

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Dec 27, 2021 9:50 AM in response to dccouch

see below for rebuilding your spotlight index. But if spotlight finds all your events and Calendar does not, it seems unlikely to be a spotlight index issue. You can try anyway, but it can take quite a while.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201716

mset68 Author

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Dec 8, 2021 7:27 AM in response to Mangles6

Hard to say what it is. My bet is on Monterey. It’s possible that if there’s a bug in the OS it may not wreak the same havoc on all systems, depending on the configuration (RAM, Processor etc)and the mix of other application set. Also not everyone may be running the same version of Monterey.

Unlikely that this is a hardware issue, because a hardware issue probably wouldn’t replicate across many users’ machines, as this is.

That leaves one of the only commonalities between many unrelated devices: the OS. Whether it’s Monterey or across versions isn’t known. I haven’t heard anyone mention another other OS in

relation to this issue.

The other commonality is Cloud, which is obviously intertwined with Calendar. However I checked and the issue also replicates using Google Calendar in the Mac Calendar app.

In the meantime I’ve been using the calendar on my phone and iPad and they’re not affected at all. I’d be surprised if this isn’t corrected soon. I sure hope so.

mset68 Author

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Dec 6, 2021 3:02 PM in response to NNBBCN

No way of knowing but they will fix it. It's too important a feature. In the meantime, I've found it really useful to search for events using spotlight. They all show up there.

mset68 Author

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Dec 14, 2021 8:17 PM in response to annimac2017

That’s the not the most current version.

You need to update to version 12.1. That should do the trick.

In theory.

rbrta

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Aug 12, 2022 6:02 PM in response to kgsf22

I just checked calendar Monterey and the search is working better for me. The spotlight will find some of those events that ‘search’ can’t find.

Mangles6

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Dec 7, 2021 6:42 PM in response to mset68

I am having exactly the same problem on a new MacPro 14" M1Pro chip running Monterey. My son has a new MacBook Air with an M1 chip running Monterey and his Calendar search function works fine - indicates it may not be an OS issue? I might also add that not all of my past events with the same subject or even some individual past events show up in a Spotlight search and when they do I only get events in the past year. I was able to search back years in Calendar prior to Monterey and the 14" Macbook Pro. A fix would be good because manually searching back through years for repeated events is not doable.

mset68 Author

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Dec 7, 2021 7:21 PM in response to mset68

Unlikely that this is a hardware issue, because a hardware issue probably wouldn’t replicate across many users’ machines, as this is.

That leaves one of the only commonalities between many unrelated devices: the OS. Whether it’s Monterey or across versions isn’t known. I haven’t heard anyone mention another other OS in

relation to this issue.

The other commonality is Cloud, which is obviously intertwined with Calendar.

I’d be interested to know if this issue is happening with other accounts in Calendar? Google? Outlook?

In the meantime I’ve been using the calendar on my phone and iPad and they’re not affected at all. I’d be surprised if this isn’t corrected soon. I sure hope so.

Jan 19, 2022 6:25 AM in response to Fritz_000

No idea. After I upgraded to 12.1, everything works perfectly. I have always had good luck with Apple Support. When you call, ask for a higher level tech. The 1st level are often newer and have less experience. The 2nd or 3rd level are much better. If you live near an Apple store, make an appointment with the Genius Bar. Good luck!

Dec 13, 2021 5:01 AM in response to annimac2017

I am still having problems as it does not work. Apple support was unable to fix it. I do like Spotlight as a work around. Seems like it is a Monterey issue??

Dec 14, 2021 3:46 PM in response to Harriet Schreiner

Mine is still not fixed. The search in Mail is not working correctly either. Again, have to use my iPhone or use Spotlight as a workaround. My Monterey is 12.0.1

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