Location of iCal files

Version 2: ~/Library/Application Support/iCal/Sources - each folder contains a calendar (corestorage.ics) file. You can look in the info.plist file in each folder to see the name of the corresponding calendar.

Version 1: ~/Library/Calendars - the file names correspond to the calendar names

AK

I'm also looking to back up my iCal file since my drive needs to be wiped.
In my user/Library/Application Support/iCal/Sources
I see four folders with the same date and time.
29BF7C47-AE53-4DBC-8B6E-8A63A9ADF3C8.calendar
92F60CFD-369E-4334-94F6-CF9CFEA40E23.calendar
A4D59371-1D62-4FFF-8877-08D65A8B64AB.calendar
EC70CC47-61FA-41E9-B95F-02DFB5651BAC.calendar

I think I have only one calendar, so I am confused about these files. Any explanation would help.

Marsha

Why don't you use the built-in "Back up" command from the "File" menu of iCal, rather than attempting to manually backup random files from System folders you shouldn't be going in?

That's what the Back up and Revert commands are for...

If you have four folders it would suggest that iCal thinks you have four calendars. You could check. In the iCal folder there is a file nodes.plist. If you double-click it it will open in the Property List Editor. You should see the word Root with a black triangle beside it. Click the triangle and below Root you will see Current, List, and Version. The value to the right of List should be "1 ordered object" or "4 ordered objects" with the number corresponding to the number of calendar files that iCal is using.

AK

I would try it. Take one of the MacBook corestorage.ics files and drop it on the iCal icon on the iBook and see what happens.

AK

To the person who asked why I don't use the built-in Backup command: 1) I didn't/don't know about it, and 2) My HD was removed from my G4 tower. I am trying to recover data from it via my PowerBook before it gets reinitialized, so I guess I can't access iCal the regular way.

AK, I found the nodes.plist. I opened it. In addition to Current and Version I see the word List (not Root) with a black triangle beside it. When I open the triangle, I see values 0, 1, 2, and 3. When these are opened, I see Key, SourceKey, Publishers, Selection, Type, and ThemeColor. Publishers is empty. Selection is the same: 1. Type is the same: CALSourceNode. Everything else has different values.

My HD will be wiped on Tues, so I'm hoping to recover the file Sun or Mon. Thanks for any help you can offer.

Marsha

Marsha, according to iCal you have four calendars, not one. I would make a copy of the complete iCal folder.

As for backup, you should also be aware that your Address Book has a built in backup facility, and as currently people are reporting more problems with lost AB than iCal data, it is one you should be using regularly.

If you are hoping to recover your G4 disk I suggest you copy the complete home folder and put it back on the reinitialised disk - that way you have all your settings restored too.

AK