Lisa Hazard
Level 1
(15 points)
Q: iCloud calendars listed multiple times
I just updated my MBP (15" mid-2012) to El Capitan (from 10.8.5). I initially had the "moving calendars to server" problem that others have reported; I was able to resolve that by deactivating and reactivating my iCloud account as suggested elsewhere but somehow in the process now all of my iCloud calendars are listed multiple times (9!) in the Calendar sidebar and all of my events show up 9 times. So in other words, 9 Work calendars, 9 Home calendars, etc. This includes calendars just used by me, one shared calendar, and several that I'm subscribed to. (Non-iCloud calendars (e.g. "Found in Mail") are fine.) The calendars aren't actually duplicated in iCloud; they show up normally on my iPhone and my MacBook. If I add an event to one calendar, it shows up in all 9 of the listings for that calendar and syncs fine to my other devices. So it appears that the calendars themselves are ok but are being displayed multiple times on my MBP. I can deal with the clutter on the display by unchecking 8 of the 9 listings in the sidebar, but that's a clunky fix and I'd like to get things back to normal. I've searched here and elsewhere and haven't been able to find a similar problem reported anywhere. Any suggestions? Thanks!
MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.5)
Linc Davis
Level 10
(207,995 points)
1. Calendars in the On My Mac or On My iPhone/iPad/iPod category, and calendars that sync with other network services such as Google, will not sync with iCloud.
2. Please back up all data, then take all the applicable steps in these support articles:
iCloud: Troubleshooting iCloud Calendar
iCloud: Advanced Calendar and iCal troubleshooting
Nearly all sync issues should be resolved that way. Please make sure you've taken all the steps and tested adequately before continuing.
3. If there are any calendars on your Mac that you don't synchronize with iCloud, export them by selecting them in the calendar list and then selecting
File ▹ Export ▹ Export…
from the menu bar. Quit Calendar.
4. Triple-click anywhere in the line of text below on this page to select it:
~/Library/Calendars
Right-click or control-click the highlighted line and select
Services ▹ Reveal
from the contextual menu.* A Finder window should open with a folder selected. Move that folder to the Desktop.
5. Launch Calendar. Your calendars will initially be gone, but they should resynchronize with iCloud. If they don't, uncheck the boxes marked Calendars and Reminders in the iCloud preference pane, then re-check them.
6. Import the calendars you exported in Step 3, if any, by double-clicking the files.
7. If the issue is resolved, close the Finder window you opened in Step 4. Delete the exported files and the Calendars folder on the Desktop.
*If you don't see the contextual menu item, copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. In the Finder, select
Go ▹ Go to Folder...
from the menu bar and paste into the box that opens by pressing command-V. You may not see what you pasted because a line break is included. Press return.
