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Q: new entries revert to "new event"

Just within the last few days, Calendar has begun consistently misbehaving. I create a new event, assign it to a calendar, fill in information such as time and notes. I close the editing window, the new title displays (I'm using Month View) for just a second, and then it reverts to "New Event," and everything I've entered is lost. Oddly, when I enter all the information a second time, it always seems to stay.

 

As far as I know, I haven't made any changes to my OS (10.9.5) or to Calendar (7.0), neither via their settings nor any other way. FYI, I'm using iCloud to sync between the calendars on my MBPro and my iPhone (4S, running 7.1.2).

MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011), OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on May 15, 2015 5:45 PM

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  • by hueyo,

    hueyo hueyo Sep 24, 2015 4:37 PM in response to mrchntmarine
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    Sep 24, 2015 4:37 PM in response to mrchntmarine

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think this is the first time I've heard of somebody successfully overcoming this bug, and specifically via an upgrade, to boot. I'm still doing fine with my contextual-menu workaround, but if this bug has actually been fixed, that will be a very good thing indeed. Thanks, mrchntmarine!

  • by mrchntmarine,

    mrchntmarine mrchntmarine Sep 24, 2015 7:23 PM in response to hueyo
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    Sep 24, 2015 7:23 PM in response to hueyo

    so I've only tried 3 apts using different calendars and one of those was an invite to someone else and all took and did not revert to new event. FYI...

  • by lionmascot,

    lionmascot lionmascot Sep 25, 2015 6:27 AM in response to hueyo
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    Sep 25, 2015 6:27 AM in response to hueyo

    It is not a solution.  I have 10.10.5 and after months of having it solved. it started up again.

  • by mrchntmarine,

    mrchntmarine mrchntmarine Sep 25, 2015 7:59 AM in response to lionmascot
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    Sep 25, 2015 7:59 AM in response to lionmascot

    Have tried some more appointments and still working good and not reverting to new event.  Time will tell...  FWIW, I noticed in my calendar preferences, under default calendar, it is now set to "selected calendar" whereas before my upgrade to yosemite, I had it set to "no category" and changed it as needed.  I have left this setting at "selected calendar" now and change as necessary instead of setting back to "no category".  IMO, this should make no difference at all, just mentioning it...

  • by NotSoCleverOne,

    NotSoCleverOne NotSoCleverOne Sep 25, 2015 8:17 AM in response to lionmascot
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    Sep 25, 2015 8:17 AM in response to lionmascot

    I can recreate this bug reliably. If I don't change the calendar of an event, it sticks. If I change the calendar while creating the event, it reverts to "New Event." If I set the "Default Calendar" Preference to "Selected Calendar" it does not solve for the bug, it does not alter the previously described behavior. However, if I select the intended Calendar from the side bar first, before creating the new event (with "Default Calendar" Preference set to "Selected Calendar") then the new event is assigned to that calendar and the new event sticks (so this is a possible work-around for some of us). I am on Mac OS 10.9.5.

     

    Is it true that some of you are on 10.10.5 (or whatever the latest is), and this bug is still happening? I'll definitely not be upgrading then, just to solve a bug that has not been corrected yet.

  • by mrchntmarine,

    mrchntmarine mrchntmarine Sep 25, 2015 8:40 AM in response to NotSoCleverOne
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    Sep 25, 2015 8:40 AM in response to NotSoCleverOne

    I just upgraded to 10.10.5 and bug is fixed for me.  at least for now

  • by AKYPoon,

    AKYPoon AKYPoon Oct 13, 2015 7:49 PM in response to mrchntmarine
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    Oct 13, 2015 7:49 PM in response to mrchntmarine

    No, it does  not work.  I upgraded to OX 10.11.  The same problem returned to me.  Once I entered the details, a while later, it changes back to "New Entry"!!!  Anyone knows which calendar works better than this badly designed software from Apple?

  • by AKYPoon,

    AKYPoon AKYPoon Oct 13, 2015 7:53 PM in response to AKYPoon
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    Oct 13, 2015 7:53 PM in response to AKYPoon

    Sorry guys, it should be "New Event". 

  • by NotSoCleverOne,

    NotSoCleverOne NotSoCleverOne Oct 13, 2015 9:19 PM in response to AKYPoon
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    Oct 13, 2015 9:19 PM in response to AKYPoon

    I have not used it for a few years, but when Apple's iCal was a mess and could not sync reliably, I switched to BusyCal. It solved all my problems at the time, and was actually a nicer product to use (MUCH better interface, for example). But for some reason I reverted back to Calendar a while ago, hoping it would be more stable. Which it was for a while. But now, not so much.

     

    This is what's so frustrating about Apple. They KNOW about this bug, and have for some time now, and obviously caused it themselves somehow (I'm guessing a tweak to iCloud code), but they refuse to put the necessary resources required to clean up their own mess! How can we rely on Apple for rock-solid productivity when they don't, and really never have for any solid length of time, provide it?

     

    I WANT Apple to be my primary hardware and software vendor, but they make that hard to do. They produce buggy software, are VERY slow to fix it when it's broken or later breaks (if they bother to at all), and regularly gut perfectly good software when they "upgrade" to a new version, sometimes taking years (if ever) to bring a new version of software up to the capability and quality level of previous versions (QuickTime, entire iWork suite, iPhoto/Aperature debacle, iMovie/Final Cut fiasco, etc, etc). It's getting harder and harder to put my trust in Apple when they can, and do, regularly pull the rug out from under software on which I have come to relay. I never know when something I've invested my time in (like iPhoto, or iTunes) will just transform into some else "over night." And usually lose functionality along the way!

     

    I would be completely happy with Apple if they substantially increased their iOS and OS release cycles (two or three years would be fine by me) but made sure EVERYTHING included was working perfectly. Perhaps updating things like Mail and Calendar, etc in between major OS updates to keep individual apps current and running great. This instead of updating everything at once, and only during a major OS update.

     

    One might try to argue that Apple's upgrade MO makes for more reliable software when everything gets updated at the same time. The problem is, that strategy, while perhaps looking good "on paper" doesn't actually work and never really has. Apple's software is just as buggy as others out here using alternate upgrade MO's. So Apple, try something else, please!

  • by yellowforsythia,

    yellowforsythia yellowforsythia Nov 7, 2015 5:21 PM in response to hueyo
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    Nov 7, 2015 5:21 PM in response to hueyo

    I have upgraded to OS 10.10.5 while OS 10.9.5 still had the calendar issue with the new event. Because someone posted Apple won't fix the issue on the old OS. But OS 10.10.5 still has problem, not the same as 10.9.5 (new entries revert to "new event').

     

    With OS 10.10.5, new entry stays if you enter everything (include calendar) when you create it but.... EDITING! - if you change the calendar while you editing on existing event, it reverts back to the original entry. It stays if you edit WITHOUT change the calendar.

    So basically switching calendar cause the problem. I wonder they fixed this long time Calendar issues on El Capitan!

  • by AKYPoon,

    AKYPoon AKYPoon Nov 7, 2015 7:13 PM in response to yellowforsythia
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    Nov 7, 2015 7:13 PM in response to yellowforsythia

    I finally found a way to tackle it.  Turn off all your "Time Zone Support" in Preference Advance.  "Refresh Calendars" under "View" every time you enter your entries.  Wait for a second or two before you enter again.  It works of the time. 

     

    For already 3-4 weeks, it only shifted back once or twice when I was entering too fast. 

     

    Seems it is the time related matter change the calendar.

     

    Note:  if you are living in US and move to Asia, there is problem related to time.  Your time (i.e. your hours or date) will be wrong.  I do not how to solve this yet. 

    If you stay in one location, and do not move around, then it works mostly fine.

     

    Hope that helps!

    Using OS 10.11

  • by Seamonkey78704,

    Seamonkey78704 Seamonkey78704 Nov 16, 2015 10:07 PM in response to AKYPoon
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    Nov 16, 2015 10:07 PM in response to AKYPoon

    "Turn off all your "Time Zone Support" in Preference Advance.  "Refresh Calendars" under "View" every time you enter your entries.  Wait for a second or two before you enter again.  It works of the time. For already 3-4 weeks, it only shifted back once or twice when I was entering too fast."

     

     

    Sorry to let you know, this is not a true fix. I just checked my preferences, and Time-zone Support was not checked. As an experiment, I checked it on to see if there would be any difference, and there is not. I then unchecked it again and again, the problem remains.

     

    As with what I think some others have said, I only get the change if I am trying to create an event in a calendar other than my default calendar. If I create the event in my default calendar and then go back and edit it to change it to the calendar I actually want, it keeps the data. For me, it's not an intermittent thing. If I am changing the calendar from default, it deletes the info every time. After searching for this and finding discussions about it everywhere, it's rather unbelievable that Apple hasn't fixed it.

  • by chomyn,

    chomyn chomyn Nov 17, 2015 4:11 PM in response to hueyo
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    Nov 17, 2015 4:11 PM in response to hueyo

    hueyo,

    Thanks so much. This problem was driving me crazy! Your fix works great!.

    There is another thread going on with the same problem. I will post your solution over there.

    Anne

  • by Ajrb1,

    Ajrb1 Ajrb1 Nov 23, 2015 12:26 PM in response to chomyn
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    Nov 23, 2015 12:26 PM in response to chomyn

    Same problem and I can't be bothered so will move the business to google - no glitches there  and no vanishing entries. Shame I spent so much money on apple devices!

  • by csl,

    csl csl Dec 8, 2015 7:55 AM in response to hueyo
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    Dec 8, 2015 7:55 AM in response to hueyo

    It is back!  For the last couple of months new entries made on either my OS 10.9.5, 10.10 or iOS devices all correctly added and synched to the iCloud calendar.  Suddenly,about 2 days ago, without any software changes, some but not all new entries started to revert within a few seconds to "New Event".  Clearly this is an apple-server side sync problem. Why has apple not acknowledged or fixed this problem?

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