I was going crazy trying to figure this out. I am sure I still will when I try to delete gmail but I use gmail for my calendars. My work iMac was syncing with iCal just fine to my work iMac. I am trying to import gmail to iCal, then use iCal to sync to iCloud and then hopefully delete gmail altogether. I think since I was at work that my home iMac is on as well with iCloud so I think that is why I keep getting my dup appointments. Hopefully once I get home I can change the settings on that computer and everything will be ready to go. This importing calenders should not be this hard! Good luck to all!
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iCal/iCloud calendar sync???
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What A Mess
This whole iCloud iCal thing is a fuc*ing mess. They need to fire someone. I wouldn't rely on iCal for anything important. I even set up birthdays and they are supposed to repeat every year...ha, they don't. I have triple entries on everything. Why? I guess because I have 3 Apple devices. Why even have a cloud if it is this sloppy and unreliable? Everything about it is pathetic and I'm a fanboy so that tells you it is really bad for me to say it. FAIL! Every day it seems Apple is getting more and more like Microshaft. What a shame.
This whole iCloud iCal thing is a fuc*ing mess. They need to fire someone. I wouldn't rely on iCal for anything important. I even set up birthdays and they are supposed to repeat every year...ha, they don't. I have triple entries on everything. Why? I guess because I have 3 Apple devices. Why even have a cloud if it is this sloppy and unreliable? Everything about it is pathetic and I'm a fanboy so that tells you it is really bad for me to say it. FAIL! Every day it seems Apple is getting more and more like Microshaft. What a shame.
OMG...THANK YOU!! Good night, too much time trying to figure it out before I found your post...whew! Loved Google calendars when I was using my Pre, but now with iPhone 4s and iCloud, gonna have to let Google go.
Now...if I could only get my bloody Time Capsule working correctly!!! sigh.
No iCloud in system preferences
Okay, so I just went to my iCal to add an event and discovered the entire thing is blank. I'm sure glad I found this thread, but I don't have iCloud in my system preferences, only MobileMe - is this because my OS is Leopard?
So I can't follow the steps you suggested. I want my iCal back. BTW, I don't have any other devices - I just sync to my MobileMe account online, and that's it.
Help?!
Okay, so I just went to my iCal to add an event and discovered the entire thing is blank. I'm sure glad I found this thread, but I don't have iCloud in my system preferences, only MobileMe - is this because my OS is Leopard?
So I can't follow the steps you suggested. I want my iCal back. BTW, I don't have any other devices - I just sync to my MobileMe account online, and that's it.
Help?!
I just found that out.
Right now I'm so PO'd at Apple that I might just run out and get myself a Dell.
I won't be moving to the Clouds any time soon.
I have been using MM Calendars and now iCloud Calendars without any problems. Also, the rest of my family uses it without problems. So maybe not everyone is having the same problems as you. Regarding the Birthday Calendar, I recommend you consider using the Contact Database to store your Birthdays and then you do not need to manually manage them with Calendar Entries. Just activate the Birthday Calendar and they will be pulled from your Contacts.
Really not trying to play down your problems but maybe if you heard the other side it would give you some hope of getting yours working properly. Good Luck.