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Calendar not importing .ics

Calendar is not accepting .ics invites. Here's the scenario:

I receive an email invite to a meeting (they use outlook exchange). I quicklook the .ics file to check the date/time/etc... It's all correct. I then double-click the .ics file and iCal (now Calendar) opens. Nothing happens: it doesn't add the file, move to the day of the event, etc...

This only happens occasionally and it's driving me nuts. Most of the time meeting invites work, but every so often they won't. Or they will but then any updates won't be accepted.

Any thoughts?

(I'm on a MacBook Pro 15'' that's a few years old, running 10.8)

Posted on Aug 1, 2012 8:51 AM

96 replies

mondym

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4 points

Aug 18, 2016 6:58 AM in response to Lonnie Robinson

It helped! 🙂

paulbel9

Level 1

8 points

Sep 19, 2016 6:46 PM in response to kdriceman

This is exactly my experience. Using El Capitan, clicking on .ics invites in Mail, Calendar opens but nothing else happens. When I tap on the same invite in my iPhone, it populates the event. Then I have to sync with my laptop. But it can't be with EVERYONE, can it, because if so surely Apple would have fixed this. It's only with some .ics files or only with some configurations of OSX. Still, it shouldn't be happening at all, should it?

paulbel9

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8 points

Sep 23, 2016 12:07 PM in response to paulbel9

OK. I don't know if what worked for me will work for everybody's problems. But after some time with second-level Apple Support, here is what resolved my issue above, as provided by the Apple Tech person (Marlena: thank you):

-Steps to resolve your Mac and .ICS file attachment issue

-Ensure you are signed into iCloud on your Mac and that Calendars are check marked

-If you are signed in, sign out and delete everything from the Mac, It won’t delete anything it will just remove your account from the computer

-Once signed out, sign back in merging all iCloud information back onto the computer

-Force Quit Calendar app

-Safe Launch app (Holding down shift key, while opening the app)

-Once the app opens release the shift key

-Try downloading your .ICS file, Mail attachment again

-Issue should be resolved at this point as long as the mail attachment is being send to your iCloud calendar.

pmostel

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13 points

Dec 16, 2016 2:02 PM in response to mutatron

BAM! I <3 You!

AnnaMS

Level 1

8 points

Jun 29, 2017 10:58 AM in response to Pinocchio

I am having this issue and none of the above solutions work ... I really don't understand how importing .ics files is so difficult to solve....?

Jul 26, 2017 9:17 AM in response to mrabne

This solved it for me. Thanks!

Calendar not importing .ics