Duplicate Events on iCal: How to Delete them.

Question

I was having a problem deleting multiple events, particularly recurring imported ones. I could spend hours deleting them only to have them come back as soon as I scrolled a month forward or backwards. Sometimes events would appear 4 or 5 times on each date. It drove me insane.
This is the way to fix the duplication problem. You have to go back to the actual date you originated the event and modify it there. For example if you set up someone's birthday on October 3, 1998 in your calendar-regardless of the format (MAC or PC) you need to modify that date specifically.
I found that there are two versions of the same event on that specific date (10.3.98). They both appear as timed events versus ALL DAY checked events.
1. Delete the second (or third, fourth, fifth) one first, you might not be able to delete the top one right away, but you will soon.
2. Once you delete the second (or third, fourth and fifth) the first one becomes a recurring ALL DAY event.
3. After deleting the lower non-recurring one(s), then modify the top recurring event in some fashion-I found any minor editing or anything really typically fixes it. If you want to delete both events in 98, then this is the place to do it.
4. If you don't want to delete the entire event altogether, then simply modify the event as you wish and select DONE.
The key is finding the actual date of input regardless of the software you used to create the event.
-One

Answer 1

This is a way to delete duplicate events on iCal