Calendar workflow SharePoint Designer

I created a workflow in SharePoint Designer and published it. I used it and works perfectly to copy a new item from "calendar A" to "calendar B". But If I go back to "calendar A" to edit, it will create the new entry in "calendar
B" and also keep the old entry in "calendar B". I need the entry(s) in "calendar B" updated (if needed, whenever any items get updated in calendar A) for each day! Any workaround? Any second workflow needed? Any help would be greatly
appreciated! I'm on a tight deadline. Please help me. Thanks so much!

Better option would creating new workflow for existing items and start that on item updated only and which will update the Calendar B Item. Use the existing workflow to create new entries from "calendar A" to "calendar B" but run only
Item added in Calendar A.
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