How to restore iCal using Time Machine with Lion OS

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How to restore iCal using Time Machine with Lion OS

Just got off the phone with Apple Support. With Lion, your User/Library/Calendar file is now hidden. Here is how to find it in order to restore data to your iCal.

Close iCal

Open FINDER
Use “GO” button located across top
Hit and hold the OPTION key on your keyboard
You’ll see LIBRARY appear in the list (this is a hidden file you cannot see otherwise)
Select LIBRARY
Select CALENDAR
(you can see all the .calendar files under this item)

Open/Enter TIME MACHINE

Go to day/time you want to restore back to

Highlight the CALENDAR file (which can now be seen by virtue of your efforts above)

Select RESTORE from Time Machine

Open iCal to view the updated data.

iMac, iOS 5.0.1, iCal

Posted on Jan 3, 2012 10:57 AM

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Answer 1

Oct 11, 2012 2:41 AM in response to floridacharlotte

Thank you 🙂

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Answer 2

Oct 15, 2012 1:49 PM in response to floridacharlotte

Thanks, tried this, when I Open iCal to view the updated data, there's nothing there. Is there a missing link for this?

TIA.

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Answer 3

Mar 26, 2013 7:02 AM in response to floridacharlotte

Hi

I just found your solution; I had lost my ICal during an Ipad sync and could not restore it with time machine until I read your solution.

Thanks

David

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pmrose

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Aug 5, 2013 5:24 PM in response to floridacharlotte

Hello,

I've got a dumb question - I've tried this a number of times. You have given the clearest directions that I've read so far. However, after trying a number of different dates, it still will not populate. Most of my calendar entries were done with an iPhone, then synced via iCloud to laptop. Would that prevent them from being synced to the Time Machine? I'm at a loss (in more ways than one).

Either way, thanks for the help.

Pat

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Answer 5

Aug 6, 2013 5:44 AM in response to pmrose

Dear pmrose,

I am at a loss as to what to tell you. I am not a techie by any means. I wonder if you are backing up to the iCloud or to Time Machine. Since you are syncing via the iCloud, maybe your data can be recovered there? Good luck!

and keep us posted!

floridaCharlotte

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Ferd II

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Aug 6, 2013 9:47 AM in response to pmrose

pmrose,

RESTORING iCLOUD CALENDARS FROM TIME MACHINE OR A BACKUP, by Roger Wilmut is the best set of instructions that I know of to help you restore your calendars.

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pmrose

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Aug 20, 2013 12:22 PM in response to Ferd II

Floridacharlotte and Ferd II,

Thanks so much for the help. I've been able to get it restored.....via good old fashioned memory. I've tried every way thru the Time Machine, but could not get it to work. I appreciate you looking out for me, though.

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Sepoh

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Oct 20, 2013 6:56 PM in response to floridacharlotte

In response to initial instructions left by floridacharlotte.....I was hoping/thinking that I finally had a answer to my problem....I got right through to Highlighting the Calendar file (2nd last instruction) but alas I was not given the option to "restore" .....the restore button did not highlight so I was not able to select it.....

any other ideas?

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