How to import a reminder list

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How to import a reminder list

I am having problems with Reminders. The Names of the lists seem to be changing randomly (another issue). So, in order to troubleshoot I thought I export them and import them.

First I made a "test" list and added some ToDos. I exported it, and then deleted the list in Reminders. Then in Imported it.

However, when I import the exported "test" list, the ToDo items do not appear!

When I do the import, it asks me which List I want to import it into, but does not give me the option to create another. So I created a new list with the same name as the one I wished to import back, but it didn't work. Even a new name didn't work.

Can't find a solution to make the Reminders Export/Import functionality work.

Thanks in advance to all,

Kurt

MBA running 10.8.2

MacBook Air (11-INCH, MID 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.4)

Posted on Nov 11, 2012 11:51 AM

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2zzz

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Nov 23, 2012 10:30 AM in response to kurt.grossman

Hi Kurt,

Don't know if you figured this out, I ran into the same thing. Exported a test list that had a few reminders, imported it back into a new, empty list, and got nothing, blank list. So I sent a bug report to apple. Funny thing, I then closed Reminders application thinking, ok, that doesn't work. I later opened reminders and my test list was still there, so I clicked on it and there was the imported list from the file ! So I tested it again, import the file into a new list (list is blank/empty), close the app, restart, and sure enough list imported. Its definitely a bug, appears to be gui refresh on import, but a least now I think there's a work around. See if that works for you. I'm running imac, 10.8.2.

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Nov 25, 2012 8:57 AM in response to 2zzz

Good bug catch!

I'll have to try it.

Something else I found out. It seems iCloud is the "master-controller." If I change a list - contents or order, then it syncs to Reminders on OSX just fine. The extra step into Safari is a bit of a hassle, but so far so good.

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