Birthdays on my phone are not syncing with with the calendar on my MBP.
It looks like appointments are but not Birthdays. Even with the imbedded Birthday Calendar on my MBP, there are no dates in there.
I'm sure there is some simple setting but I can't figure it out.
My phone is fine, everything I need is on it, my computer calendar is what is off.
What am I missing?
Thanks
MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mavericks (10.9)
The Birthdays calendar is automatically generated from the Contacts database. It doesn't sync directly. You would have to enable it in the Calendar settings on both devices, and also sync your contacts.
The Birthdays calendar is automatically generated from the Contacts database. It doesn't sync directly. You would have to enable it in the Calendar settings on both devices, and also sync your contacts.
Everything is synced. I did just go to calendar on my MBP and turned on shared alerts but nothing is showing on my computer. I use a birthday app. Not sure if that would matter.
I'm not sure I understand. You marked the question as solved. Is it? If not, what do you mean by a "birthday app?"
Solved was a mistake. Sirry
have an app that notifies me about birthdays. Not sure if that was relevant
ccontacts are synched. Not sure what other settings I need. What do I have to do on MBP?
something is off just don't know where to look.
THanke
Do you see birthdays in Calendar on the Mac?
No. They aren't on my regular calendar or the birthday one whihc I don't really need
Have you checked the box marked Show birthdays calendar in the Calendar preferences window?
If you Mean on my MBP, it's always been checked. Makes no difference.
not huge because they are in my phone but still.
Please create a new contact and enter tomorrow as the birthday. Does that birthday appear in Calendar?
Ok. Test has a birthday on July 4. It showed up immediately on my phone Calendar with the package next to it and also the holiday calendar.
On my MBP, neither the birthday or the holiday is showing in Calendar but both are checked.
hmmm?
Back up all data. If you have iCloud calendars, archive them by following the instructions on this page under the heading "Downloading a calendar from iCloud.com." All you need is a web browser, not the Calendar application. Do the same with any other network calendars you have, if possible.
Before taking each of these steps, quit (force quit if necessary) the application. After taking the step, relaunch and test. When the problem is resolved (or when you complete Step 3 without resolving it), stop and close the Library folder.
Step 1
Hold down the option key and select
Go ▹ Library
from the Finder menu bar. From the folder that opens, move these items (some may not exist) to the Trash, leaving the Library folder open:
Calendars/Calendar Cache
Calendars/Calendar Cache-shm
Calendars/Calendar Cache-wal
Step 2
Move these files from the Library folder to the Desktop (again, some may not exist):
Containers/com.apple.CalendarAgent (and any others with a name beginning in "com.apple.Calendar")
Containers/com.apple.iCal (and any others with a name beginning in "com.apple.iCal")
Preferences/com.apple.CalendarAgent.plist
Preferences/com.apple.iCal.plist
If the problem is resolved, you may be able to put back some of the items you moved in this step, relaunching and testing after each one. Eventually you may find the one that caused the problem; delete it. Recreate your settings as necessary.
If the problem still isn't solved, put back each of the items you moved in this step, overwriting the one that may have been created in its place. You don't have to put back the files you moved in Step 1.
Step 3
Move this folder to the Desktop:
Calendars
Note: you're not moving the Calendars application; you're moving a folder named "Calendars". If there's no change, put the folder back where it was.
If the problem is resolved after you move the Calendars folder, the event database is corrupt. You have these choices:
Restore the folder from a Time Machine snapshot or other backup that predates the corruption.
Use a third-party application such as Calendar Cleaner to try to repair the database.
For network calendar accounts, such as iCloud, all you should need to do is re-enter them in the preferences. For subscribed calendars, you only need to re-subscribe.
Linc,
I appreciate your time and help and this is nothing personal but that's F'ing insane. It's a calendar not state secrets. I don't have the energy, brain power or desire to put that much energy into this.
If it was something simple, fine but not all that.
Thanks anyway.
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