Can't delete event from my calendar

Hi all,


I accepted a repeating event from a colleague several months ago. That recurring event has ended, but now I cannot delete it from my calendar. I tried to "decline" the event and it disappears for 30 seconds and comes back. The person who sent me the evite, said they changed email servers (but its still the same email), so I'm not sure if that's the issue. Let me know if anyone has a solution. Please and thank you.


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MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.5

Posted on Aug 11, 2022 12:38 PM

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Posted on Aug 23, 2022 3:26 PM

For the Community,


I called support and we have a solution.


Since the invite was sent to my gmail account, I had to delete it in my Google Calendar (vs iCal). Once I did that it went through and now everything is synced. Thanks again for everyone's support.


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Aug 12, 2022 5:17 PM in response to i1911

Hey i1911,


We'd suggest trying the steps from this article: Add, modify, or delete events in Calendar on Mac - Apple Support


"Delete an event

In the Calendar app  on your Mac, do one of the following:

  • Select the event, then press the Delete key.
  • If you receive a calendar event from an unknown sender, you can report it as junk and delete it without notifying the sender. Double-click the event, click Report Junk, then click Delete and Report Junk."


You may also want to check to see if the event is synced with iCloud and delete it from there. This article explains how: Delete or hide a calendar event on iCloud.com - Apple Support


Thanks!

Aug 23, 2022 2:38 PM in response to i1911

Hey there i1911,


This does seem to be unexpected behavior, as you mentioned it does act as if it deletes the event, but then returns shortly later. That being the case, we'd like to rule out some possible causes by confirming the following:

  1. We see you have macOS 12.5 installed, but the latest version is iOS 12.5.1. You can verify this by clicking on the Apple logo at the top left corner of the screen, then on ‘About This Mac’. This link will show how to first back up, then Update macOS on Mac.
  2. If you already have macOS 12.5.1, have you already tried a restart of your Mac? If not, check out the section 'Restart' here: Log out, sleep, wake, restart, or shut down your Mac
  3. If you test making a new event in Calendar, then delete it, does the same issue occur?


Cheers!

Aug 23, 2022 2:23 PM in response to WinsC1

Thank you for the response, but unfortunately none of these options help.


1.) When I try to delete/decline the event, it goes away for 10 seconds and then reappears.

2.) I can find the original email. When I click the actual event it does not give me the option to report it as junk.

3.) It repeats every 2 weeks and doesn't have an end date. So I can't automatically hide it once before it happens.


Thanks, again. Any other advice is tremendously appreciated.


Regards

I

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