OS X El Capitan sluggish calendars

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OS X El Capitan sluggish calendars

After updating to El Capitan, switching to the Week view or switching to the previous or next week in the Week view takes forever.

Please fix this!

iMac (21.5-inch Late 2009), OS X El Capitan (10.11)

Posted on Oct 1, 2015 11:31 AM

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Mark2006

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Oct 3, 2015 4:40 PM in response to lmbrace

So, I did a lot of searching outside the Apple Community and found this:

Close Calendar

In finder go to:

~/Library/Preferences

Find: com.apple.iCal.plist

Drag it to the desktop.

Reopen Calendar and all was well. No beach ball spinning, no slowness. All is good.

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lmbrace Author

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Oct 4, 2015 10:48 AM in response to Mark2006

Searched my Mac but couldn't find the com.apple.iCal.plist file.

I think the El Capitan update did away with that file. It exists on my Yosemite back-ups.

Thanks for your efforts on my behalf.

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Oct 11, 2015 6:06 AM in response to lmbrace

Worked for me. Thanks!

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db24401

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Oct 11, 2015 6:18 AM in response to lmbrace

Your screen shot shows that you are not looking at your USER Library

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lmbrace Author

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Oct 11, 2015 5:38 PM in response to db24401

What is the path to the correct folder?

Mac HD > Users > [my folder] > NO "Library" folder

Mac HD > Users > Shared > Library > Application Support > Adobe > .... useless ....

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Oct 21, 2015 1:37 PM in response to lmbrace

The Library folder is hidden. In the Finder select the "Go" menu and hold down the option key. You'll see the Library folder appear.

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lmbrace Author

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Oct 18, 2015 3:42 PM in response to Anthony Handley

WOW! Problem solved - thanks for your help and for making it so simple for me and anyone who didn't know about accessing hidden folders.

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Oct 21, 2015 12:26 PM in response to lmbrace

THANK YOU!!! Once I found my USER folder, I was able to delete it! 🙂

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Oct 23, 2015 9:43 AM in response to Mark2006

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!

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Answer 10

Oct 23, 2015 9:58 AM in response to lmbrace

DO we always keep the com.apple.iCal.plist file on the desktop?

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Oct 23, 2015 10:15 AM in response to Mark2006

This worked and I have found the will to live again – thank you!!

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lmbrace Author

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Oct 23, 2015 10:33 AM in response to Peruvian Chalo

The com.apple.iCal.plist file you dragged to the desktop is unneeded and can be deleted.

The file was dragged to the desktop to enable an updated com.apple.iCal.plist file to be created in your Library folder.

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filibert

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Oct 25, 2015 1:40 PM in response to lmbrace

Saved my life !!

THX

Phil

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dpinney

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Oct 26, 2015 12:21 PM in response to lmbrace

Worked for me too! Awesome fix. THANKS!

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chrissou

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Oct 27, 2015 2:02 AM in response to Anthony Handley

Wonderful, thank you!

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