lynnefrombc
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Q: can't edit repeating calendar events

Once a week my granddaughters come to my place after school.  I've always put these days on my calendar as repeating events for the whole school year. 

 

Obviously things sometimes change in an arrangement like that, and sometimes we plan to do something special, so I add a couple of words beside the event's title to clue me in.  (for example, the repeating Event is Lizzy, then may sometimes edit to make it Lizzy, baking).

 

It's worked perfectly for years - till Yosemite.  Now, the edits disappear if I shut down the calendar.  About a week ago, it stopped doing that - the edits stayed, and I thought they must have quietly solved the issue...but now it's happening again, my edits are gone.

 

Is anyone else having a similar problem - or am is there a particular not-so-obvious way we're supposed to edit in Yosemite. 

 

The edits on NON-repeating events are fine - always stay.

 

I'd appreciate any help - I'm really not liking this calendar at all, for other reasons as well. 

 

Thanks,

Lynne

iMac (27-inch, Late 2013), OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

Posted on Feb 14, 2015 9:24 AM

by Linc Davis,Solvedanswer
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A:

Please sign in to icloud.com and test. Same problem?

Posted on Feb 15, 2015 12:53 PM

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  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Feb 14, 2015 10:21 AM in response to lynnefrombc
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    Feb 14, 2015 10:21 AM in response to lynnefrombc

    Please create a new repeating event as a test. Can you edit it?

  • by lynnefrombc,

    lynnefrombc lynnefrombc Feb 14, 2015 11:09 AM in response to Linc Davis
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    Feb 14, 2015 11:09 AM in response to Linc Davis

    Yes, I did that several times, before coming to the forum.

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Feb 14, 2015 11:26 AM in response to lynnefrombc
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    Feb 14, 2015 11:26 AM in response to lynnefrombc

    You haven't said whether you can edit the other repeating events. I'll assume that you can. In that case, I suggest you delete the problem event and recreate it with the same data.

  • by lynnefrombc,

    lynnefrombc lynnefrombc Feb 14, 2015 12:44 PM in response to Linc Davis
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    Feb 14, 2015 12:44 PM in response to Linc Davis

    Sorry, I thought I'd said that.  After experiencing the problem with the one repeating event, I created several more "test" repeating events, with the same results.   If I edit them, the edits stay in place until I close out of calendar.  Then when I re-open calendar they're gone.  I have tried this over and over. 

  • by lynnefrombc,

    lynnefrombc lynnefrombc Feb 14, 2015 1:08 PM in response to lynnefrombc
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    Feb 14, 2015 1:08 PM in response to lynnefrombc

    Sorry, I possibly should have made it clearer that I ws choosing the option to change only that event, not all future events - although I think that's obvious from what I said, and the example I gave. 

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Feb 14, 2015 5:23 PM in response to lynnefrombc
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    Feb 14, 2015 5:23 PM in response to lynnefrombc

    Is this a local ("On My Mac") calendar, an iCloud calendar, or a calendar synchronized with some other network service, such as Google?

  • by lynnefrombc,

    lynnefrombc lynnefrombc Feb 15, 2015 12:31 PM in response to Linc Davis
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    Feb 15, 2015 12:31 PM in response to Linc Davis

    It's the "Default calendar app".  I checked the box under System Preferences/iCloud so it would sync with my phone and iPad. 

     

    When I enter a repeating Event onto my iMac calendar, it does sync to the ipad and to the phone.  If I edit one occurrence and select "all future Events", then quit calendar, when I restart calendar the edit is still there.  If I select "only this Event", then quit Calendar, when I start it up again, that edit is gone.

     

    I had found that an edit done on the iMac for "all future Events" shows up on the iphone and ipad; for "only this Event" it doesn't come through  - however, now it appears to have become erratic, as I just now entered events on both ipad and mac and they didn't sync at all.  Up until this latest development, going through the same procedures but using my ipad to make all the entries all the edits remained intact on the Mac as well as on the iPad.  I'm still using iOS 7.1.2 on the iPad. 

  • by Linc Davis,Solvedanswer

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Feb 15, 2015 12:53 PM in response to lynnefrombc
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    Feb 15, 2015 12:53 PM in response to lynnefrombc

    Please sign in to icloud.com and test. Same problem?

  • by lynnefrombc,

    lynnefrombc lynnefrombc Feb 15, 2015 2:14 PM in response to Linc Davis
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    Feb 15, 2015 2:14 PM in response to Linc Davis

    NO!! Not the same problem!  The edits stay intact! - came through to my phone, but not to the iPad - so I turned the cloud off on the ipad and turned it on again, and they showed up!

     

    I confess I've never gone to iCloud.com before - the only things I wanted synced were the calendar, and Notes, and up until I got the new computer with Yosemite everything was fine.

     

    So now then, I'll go right into iCloud.com to do any work on Calendar I guess, is the best plan.

     

    Thank you SO much for your help and patience - I was ready to go back to the wall calendar and pencil method.   I've depended on my Mac's calendar for years, and I'm so relieved to have it back.  Really nice of you to take the time to help me, and I appreciate it.

     

    Best wishes,

    Lynne

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Feb 15, 2015 2:59 PM in response to lynnefrombc
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    Feb 15, 2015 2:59 PM in response to lynnefrombc

    You haven't really solved the problem, but if you're satisfied with that workaround, enjoy.

  • by lynnefrombc,

    lynnefrombc lynnefrombc Feb 16, 2015 9:28 AM in response to Linc Davis
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    Feb 16, 2015 9:28 AM in response to Linc Davis

    LOL I'm far from happy with the workaround.  I HAD a  great, working calendar before Yosemite.  I thought you meant that's what I HAD to do, and if that's the only option I might as well have accepted it.  I'd much rather solve the problem and not have to go to iCloud - but going to iCloud is a better option that nailing a paper calendar to the wall.

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Feb 16, 2015 12:51 PM in response to lynnefrombc
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    Feb 16, 2015 12:51 PM in response to lynnefrombc

    iCloud: Advanced Calendar and iCal troubleshooting - Apple Support

  • by lynnefrombc,

    lynnefrombc lynnefrombc Feb 16, 2015 3:01 PM in response to Linc Davis
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    Feb 16, 2015 3:01 PM in response to Linc Davis

    Clearly, I need to put in some time and read up on iCloud.  Thank you for your help.

  • by Douglas155,

    Douglas155 Douglas155 Mar 17, 2015 11:52 AM in response to lynnefrombc
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    Mar 17, 2015 11:52 AM in response to lynnefrombc

    I can recreate this problem. This problem occurs with Yosemite calendar app only. It effects any calDAV based calendar including iCloud. I haven't tested local calendars under On this Mac.

    The key is the event has to be a repeating all day event where you will be making edits to only one instance of the repeating event. Timed events work fine. iOS devices do NOT have this bug. Mavericks calendar and earlier also do not share this bug.

     

    To sum up:

    Create a repeating all day event.

    Now, if you edit one instance of that event (not all repeating) on an iOS device or Mavericks calendar, the change is pushed to all devices accessing that calendar successfully including Yosemite's calendar app.

    If you edit a single instance of the repeating event on Yosemite's Calendar, the change will be made locally, but not pushed out to the server, thus not reflected on any other device. Also, and maybe even more problematic, is that any changes successfully made elsewhere are often reverted to the original entry state on the server. For example, any previous event successfully moved from a Wednesday to say a Thursday, are moved back to Wednesday. Any changes or additions to the name of a single event in the series are reverted. General wonkiness occurs once a single instance of a repeating all day event is changed from within calendar app on Yosemite. Data is sometimes lost from the server or Yosemite's calendar might revert to the server state. I haven't clarified every detail regarding that yet.

     

    Anyway, this is clearly a bug introduced in Yosemite's calendar app.

    Let's hope Apple fixes this soon.

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