Can't delete a repeating event in iCal.

I have an event that occurs every other Friday throughout the year. I need to delete it, but it only disappears for one or two seconds then it reappears. Anyone have an idea on how to permanently make it go away?

Odd thing is happening in iCal when creating a new event, clicking on the plus button creates a new calendar and not an event.
This is normal. You can create a new event by double-clicking within the day in any of the views (in Day or Week view double-click on the time for the event): select the calendar you want to add to in the sidebar first.

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I'm trying to delete Calendars from iCal, but after I delete them, they reappear. I've tried deleting the calendars and calendar cache from the user library, but to no avail. In addition, when I try to change or delete an event, it ends up duplicating the event so that there is multiple copies of the same event on the same day. I've tried to find someone else who has had this problem, but came up empty. Any suggestions? Can I get rid of iCal and reinstall it somehow?
P.S. there are multiple users on this computer, but only one of them uses iCal.

Good question.
You do not have to remove the entire directory. However, there are other caches besides the com.apple.ical directory that may be present that can impact iCal's performance. These directories are often created by non-Apple programs involved in syncing (Entourage, Pocket Mac, Blackberry software, Palm Desktop software, etc.)
The question is, which caches might be there for each unique computer setup and are they doing something to iCal? That takes a great deal of work which few people are willing to do (not to mention you have to know which folders are the culprits)
Cache files are re-generated once the program that uses them is launched. I have never personally encountered a program that stored any vital data in the cache. Caches are (in general) used to improve program performance of an application during use, not to store data.
For users that are concerned about their caches, removing ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.iCal/ is certainly an acceptable alternative (if not all encompassing).

If I have a repeating event in iCal, can I attach different docs, pdfs, etc., do the events. I am entering lessonplans and want each date to have an attachment.

If I have a repeating event in iCal, can I attach different docs, pdfs, etc., do the events. I am entering lessonplans and want each date to have an attachment.

Yes. As you edit each one, you will get a dialog asking whether you want to change all or just the current one.

I can no longer create an event on iCal by double clicking on a time or date, nor can I double click on an existing event! HELP!

I can no longer create an event on iCal by double clicking on a time or date, nor can I double click on an existing event! HELP!
The only way I have to create an event is by using the "+" button, which is very limiting!
I am running the latest version of Mac OS X and all the updates.
Anyone know how I could get a proper use of my iCal ?
Thanks

Hi,
If you list the steps you have taken to fix this it will help.
Have you tried using the File > New Event menu item?
Have you logged the user account out/ restarted the computer?
Have you tried un-syncing any accounts synced to Calendar?
Is there some change made to the computer that may have triggered this?
Best wishes
John M

How can I delete the repeated bookmarks icons in the bookmarks toolbar?

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Please continue here: [[/questions/879742]]</blockquote>
My Firefox 6.02 bookmarks toolbar shows the same two bookmarks repeatedly (3 times and two times) so there is no space for the favourite bookmarks I had originally. How can I delete the repeated bookmarks icons in the toolbar? I tried to drag them to trash, but without success. I could not do it from view/ toolbars/customize either.

This is a duplicate, please see my suggested answer <br/>[/questions/879742#answer-251913] <-- clickable link --

Deleting a recurring event in iCal

Situation; iphone 5 recurring event wont delete. looking at same calendar on a synced PC (work) the event is not there at all.
If you are having trouble deleting a recurring event in iCal try this:
on your iphone change the event "alert" or "show as" setting on one of the events in the future. The event that wasn't showing on the PC outlook calendar magically shows up now. delete it from the PC by opening it and choosing the X delete for all occurances (if its asks).
Now open the event in iCal and you should see the Accept Maybe Decline option at the bottom - choose decline. you may have to do this on several dates, but that should delete the event.
Hope this helps.

pedfogog,
... or whoever may find this post in need of assistance as I was.
I just had this same problem and successfully deleted ALL event (past and future)instances by :
1. Click on any instance of the event in the calendar
2. Select "Delete" from the iCal toolbar "Edit" menu.
3. The iCal propmt asked me to choose to delete all or just the one instance.
4. Naturally, select to "Delete all occurrences"
I am running OS 10.6.8 iCal 4.0.4

I am unable to cut repeat events on iCal.

When I try to cut repeat events from iCal they either go and re-appear or just don't go at all, they then keep repeating more often finsihing with the same event up to 10 or more times on the day.

The iPhone OS does not have any copy and paste functionality in it. Apple is well aware of this but they believed that there were many more important features to implement before it.
However, the most recent version of the developer kit has references to cut and paste, so we may see that feature when iPhone 2.1 (as opposed to 2.01) is released.

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>>Who'd have thought this was optional?
Again... S. Jobs apparently thinks its optional.
Devolution...like many things in Lion.

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How can I use custom repeating event in my iPad Air calendar iOS 8.0.2?

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Can not delete and modify events

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I have created a new event in my calendar but I can not delete and modify event.
Everyone on this system have same problem.
How do I do ?
Regards,
JO.

I did not see any errors in log directory.
# showrev -p | grep ics5
Patch: 116577-24 Obsoletes: 117706-08 Requires: Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWics5, SUNWica5
Patch: 117860-16 Obsoletes: Requires: Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWics5, SUNWica5
Patch: 118186-16 Obsoletes: Requires: Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWics5, SUNWica5
# ./csdb check
Checking the database health condition.
Please be patient, this may take a while...
Start by scanning components db...
Scanning events database...
102 events scanned
102 events copied
Scanning todos database...
10 todos scanned
10 todos copied
Scanning deletelog database...
14 deletelog entries scanned
Scanning gse database...
0 gse entries scanned
Scanning recurring database...
0 recurring entries scanned
Successful components db scan
Now starting calprops db scan...
Scanning calprops database to uncover events...
326 calendars scanned
Scanning calprops database to uncover todos...
finished...
Calendar database consistency check completed successfully
Regards,
JO.

I CAN NO LONGER EDIT REPEATING EVENTS (BIRTHDAYS) CREATED IN iCAL

I have many repeating events (birthdays) created in iCal. Recently, whenever I call up these events for editing, and when I save them, I get the message (for example) "Access to “Mom's birthday” in “Birthdays” in account “[username]@me.com” is not permitted.
The server responded:
“HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden”
to operation CalDAVWriteEntityQueueableOperation
I then get the choices to "Go Offline" or "Revert to Server".
Then, if I click "Revert to Server", the entire event disappears.
Can anyone let me know how to solve this problem?

Hi,
You may find these threads helpful:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2690013
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2506779
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=12839048&#12839048
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2689187
It seems there may be a current issue with iCal communicating in MobileMe.
Best wishes
John M

Does anyone know if I can number repeat events in iCal?

Hello
I am trying to number recurring events in iCal. I run language courses and I want to be able to number the lessons, so I can see at a glance what number we are on. Is there a way I can do this and set it that iCal will update the number when an event gets cancelled/moved.
Thanks for your ideas!

Maybe late for this answer but hope it helps, I had no service on my Iphone4 in the Bahamas even after adding a 5 dollar unlimited text package. This was Valentines Day weekend and we had NO SERVICE whatsoever. Verizon just confirmed that the network trouble in the Bahamas had been previously documented. My question is how was there broken coordination with an entire country that is updating it's network not compensating/preparing for it? The chaos that ensued from 3 family parties arriving at different times, having no cell service was not pleasant. We literally had to use email on local hotel wifi thru to communicate. Verizon's answer was that we should've run *228 to update but pointed out this was no guarantee that the networking issue would be solved. Whatever the reason, this is unacceptable for the amount we all pay each month. Having been a Verizon supporter for many years, I was very disappointed during this meaningful family event not being able to depend on my phone service. Please check ahead for alerts before you go!!

Can't add a new event to iCal on my iMac - but the event sync's to my iPad - is this a Lion problem? iCloud is on.

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William,
It is a possibility that you are adding new events to your "On My Mac" calendars.
"On My Mac" calendars will not sync with iCloud. After backing up the "On My Mac" calendars, and ensuring that all events are duplicated on your iCloud calendars you can delete any "On My Mac" calendars.
For further troubleshooting advice read iCloud: Troubleshooting iCloud Calendar.

Is there any way to customize a repeat event in iCal on my iPad?

On my old MacBook, I was able to customize a repeat event, I.e., plan a recurring event for the first Thursday of every month, as opposed to the first of every month. I am attempting to switch to my new iPad, and cannot seem to find the function in iCal where I can do this. Is there a way of doing this on the iPad? Or is the iPad less useful in this way too?

You can't customize events like you can in iCal on the Mac - so using your words, I would say that the iPad is less useful in that regard.

Repeating Events on iCal Server?

I have set up several calendars on my server and can subscribe and update them via iCal on my computer. This is all wonderful. However, I have only recently realized that I am unable to make any events repeat. On the wiki calendar itself, there does not appear to be any way to make an event repeat. More frustrating, on iCal, even though I make the event repeat, and it shows up as repeating on iCal, only the first instance of the event shows up on the web calendar. Does anyone know a way to make this work? It is ridiculous that this is not possible.

I can confirm that it's still broken on my 10.5.2 installs. Also, all day events show up across two days and only appear if I create them on the groupcal, not in iCal.app or Sunbird. Actually to clarify, if I create all day events in iCal.app and Sunbird I can see them fine in iCal or Sunbird, just not in the groupcal.

Can't delete a repeating event in iCal.

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