lfw
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Q: Can't Delete Subscribed Calendar from iCal 8.0

Using iCal 8.0, I subscribed to a calendar on my own Google account. There is no option to delete this subscribed calendar––not in "Get info" or anywhere. I have even deleted the subscription on the Google calendar side, but I'm still unable to delete the subscribed-to calendar in iCal. I'm using Yosemite 10.10.3, and this issue occurred under previous versions of Yosemite; it was not resolved with the upgrade to 10.10.3. Does anyone have a suggestion? Thanks!

iMac, Yosemite 10.10.3

Posted on Mar 19, 2015 7:41 AM

by Eric Balch1,Apple recommended
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A:

I don't know you resolved your issue but for you and other people searching for a solution to this problem I though I'd share how I resolved it (with the help of AppleCare).

 

So, I had (long ago) subscribed to a public "US Holidays" iCal calendar -- this followed me through the years since the beginning of calendar subs.  Anyway, A couple of versions ago Apple added a default "Holidays" calendar and so my holidays started doubling up -- which was really annoying.  I searched for a solution here and elsewhere on the web and never found a solution that worked for my situation.  So since I just bought a new mac pro I decided to use AppleCare to solve the issue.

 

My old "US Holidays" calendar was listed under the "iCloud" section of the "Calendars" sidebar (whereas the Apple-included one sits in the "Other" section).  Control-clicking it did NOT show a "Delete" option and the "Edit" menu's "Delete" option was grayed out.  Command-Delete did give the right delete warning dialog but selecting "Delete" did nothing -- the calendar was NOT deleted.

 

What did work:

  1. Control-click offending calendar
  2. Select "Get Info"
  3. Change "Location" from "iCloud" to "On My Mac"
  4. Click OK
  5. Offending Calendar will move to "Other" section of calendar sidebar
  6. Control-click offending calendar at new location
  7. Click "Delete"

 

Hope this helps someone in the future.

 

Cheers!

Posted on Jun 28, 2015 7:54 AM

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Q: Can't Delete Subscribed Calendar from iCal 8.0

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  • by Jason L,

    Jason L Jason L Mar 22, 2015 7:33 AM in response to lfw
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    Mar 22, 2015 7:33 AM in response to lfw

    Hey lfw,

     

    It sounds like you’re running into an issue unsubscribing from a calendar in the Calendars app on your iMac. Try right-clicking or Control-clicking the calendar and deleting it, as suggested in the article linked below.

     

    Subscribe to calendars - Calendar Help

    Unsubscribe from a calendar

     

    • Control-click the calendar in the calendar list, then choose Delete. 
    • If you don’t see the calendar list on the left, choose View > Show Calendar List.

     

    Ciao, 

    -Jason

  • by lfw,

    lfw lfw Mar 22, 2015 8:35 AM in response to Jason L
    Level 1 (6 points)
    Mar 22, 2015 8:35 AM in response to Jason L

    Thank you for your response, Jason. Unfortunately, this is the exact and original problem. There is no delete option upon right-clicking. It must be a bug with Yosemite.

  • by Jason L,

    Jason L Jason L Mar 22, 2015 10:51 AM in response to lfw
    Community Specialists
    Mar 22, 2015 10:51 AM in response to lfw

    Hi lfw,

     

    Due to the nature of the Calendar issue, you may find more information using another Apple support resource - https://getsupport.apple.com/GetproductgroupList.action.

     

    -Jason

  • by ducksternr,

    ducksternr ducksternr Jun 12, 2015 10:58 PM in response to Jason L
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    Jun 12, 2015 10:58 PM in response to Jason L

    I restarted Calendar and then the delete option was available.

  • by Eric Balch1,Apple recommended

    Eric Balch1 Eric Balch1 Jun 28, 2015 7:54 AM in response to lfw
    Level 1 (12 points)
    Jun 28, 2015 7:54 AM in response to lfw

    I don't know you resolved your issue but for you and other people searching for a solution to this problem I though I'd share how I resolved it (with the help of AppleCare).

     

    So, I had (long ago) subscribed to a public "US Holidays" iCal calendar -- this followed me through the years since the beginning of calendar subs.  Anyway, A couple of versions ago Apple added a default "Holidays" calendar and so my holidays started doubling up -- which was really annoying.  I searched for a solution here and elsewhere on the web and never found a solution that worked for my situation.  So since I just bought a new mac pro I decided to use AppleCare to solve the issue.

     

    My old "US Holidays" calendar was listed under the "iCloud" section of the "Calendars" sidebar (whereas the Apple-included one sits in the "Other" section).  Control-clicking it did NOT show a "Delete" option and the "Edit" menu's "Delete" option was grayed out.  Command-Delete did give the right delete warning dialog but selecting "Delete" did nothing -- the calendar was NOT deleted.

     

    What did work:

    1. Control-click offending calendar
    2. Select "Get Info"
    3. Change "Location" from "iCloud" to "On My Mac"
    4. Click OK
    5. Offending Calendar will move to "Other" section of calendar sidebar
    6. Control-click offending calendar at new location
    7. Click "Delete"

     

    Hope this helps someone in the future.

     

    Cheers!

  • by MzLortta,

    MzLortta MzLortta Aug 4, 2015 11:25 AM in response to Eric Balch1
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    Mac OS X
    Aug 4, 2015 11:25 AM in response to Eric Balch1

    I'm having the same problem and when I "get info" there's no option for changing the location.  I have several calendars that showed up that I can't delete.

     

    Thanks!!

     

    Loretta

  • by jwis2015,

    jwis2015 jwis2015 Aug 19, 2015 6:53 AM in response to Eric Balch1
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    Aug 19, 2015 6:53 AM in response to Eric Balch1

    Thank you so much for figuring this out!! You're solution worked perfectly!

  • by MzLortta,

    MzLortta MzLortta Aug 22, 2015 12:37 PM in response to Eric Balch1
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    Mac OS X
    Aug 22, 2015 12:37 PM in response to Eric Balch1

    Yes, thanks Eric.  The clue about right clicking on the calendar showed me where it lives.  What took some time was finding out how to access my cloud calendars.  I found iCloud.com was where I needed to be.

     

    Cheers,

     

    Loretta

  • by nchristianh,

    nchristianh nchristianh Aug 26, 2015 6:15 PM in response to Eric Balch1
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    Aug 26, 2015 6:15 PM in response to Eric Balch1

    Lifesaver. THANK YOU!!

  • by kpaspa,

    kpaspa kpaspa Sep 28, 2015 12:55 AM in response to Eric Balch1
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    Sep 28, 2015 12:55 AM in response to Eric Balch1

    You are a lifesaver!

  • by alshut,

    alshut alshut Nov 1, 2015 7:09 AM in response to lfw
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    Nov 1, 2015 7:09 AM in response to lfw

    I too had this problem with OSX 10.11.1 when i subscribed to UK Holidays which displayed Holidays in Scotland but I only required England & Wales.

    I couldn't delete the calendar from my mac but discovered that the calendar was in the Google account so just log in to the Google account, open Google Calendar, click the settings gear, click Calendars then unsubscribe from the link which you don't want.

    Hope this helps.

  • by Kathykate,

    Kathykate Kathykate Dec 5, 2015 2:37 AM in response to alshut
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    Notebooks
    Dec 5, 2015 2:37 AM in response to alshut

    I have two calendars stored under iCloud in iCal side bar I want to delete (called Family and free calendar). All the other calendars have a delete option when I control click on them except for these two. See screen grabs. If I go to 'get info there is no option to remove from the cloud. Neither are in my Google calendar. How do I do it? It is really frustrating me...

    Screen Shot 2015-12-05 at 10.22.50.pngScreen Shot 2015-12-05 at 10.23.22.png

  • by dsteed,

    dsteed dsteed Dec 5, 2015 9:44 AM in response to Kathykate
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    Dec 5, 2015 9:44 AM in response to Kathykate

    I had the same problem. I tried all the suggestions above, no luck.

     

    I then did one thing, which allowed me to delete: View->Show All-Day Events

     

    At that point I could delete as I wanted. There is nothing logical about this solution, in my mind- it just worked.

     

    Cheers

  • by Kathykate,

    Kathykate Kathykate Dec 6, 2015 5:55 AM in response to dsteed
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    Dec 6, 2015 5:55 AM in response to dsteed

    Thanks dsteed but this hasn't solved it for me.

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