Ical after .mac sync how to combine calendars

For some reason I got duplicate calendars (for example 2 work calendars) after syncing with my desktop and my laptop. So my laptop ical has 2 work calendars with different items on them (still related to work) and one of them has older material which might have been on .mac anyway. Is there a way I can merge two calendars together to make one (both calendars in same category like work). thanks, kate

katefu, try the export and import approach on this thread, it worked perfectly for me, and then I just deleted the originally exported calendar.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6527710&#6527710

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Duplicated events on iCal after .mac sync

Thre facts:
I have a TREO600, a desktop mac, and a powerbook, both running Tiger 10.4.4.
Due to some other problems with syncing the TREO, I have purchased the Missing Sync from MarkSpace, and that works very well to sync the palm with the desktop.
I started syncing my two computers with .mac lately, and I have nothing but trouble. Nearly every sync throws up some conflicts, often about events that have long passed. I went through the long list of conflicts EVERY time this happens, but iSync seems to complain about new conflict nearly everytime I sync.
Moreover, it seems to duplicate certain (but not all) events on my iCal after it has synced with .mac.
This is super annoying. I have seen that there are many different posts on duplication already, but none of them seem to match my problem, though there definetly seems to be a general problem with iSync not being very good at checking for duplicates.
Any ideas how to solve this?
thanks,
marc

Because you are running the Missing Sync for Palm OS in a Mac OS X 10.4 or later environment, the synchronization of your data is a separate process controlled by .Mac Sync. In order to correct the issue, you should perform a reset, replacing all of the records on .Mac with the records from iCal and the Address Book, which should, incidently, be contemporaneous with your Treo 600 smartphone.
To do that, launch System Preferences and select the .Mac pane. Press the Advanced tab, then the Reset Sync Data… button in the lower left corner of the dialog box. Reserve the default directional data transfer from .Mac to your machine by pressing the right-facing arrow beneath the .Mac icon. This will shift directional flow so that data moves from your computer to the .Mac servers. You can keep the Replace: All Sync Data value in the drop-down menu above, or choose to synchronize only one data type [Calendars or Contacts] by selecting the appropriate value. If you synchronize them separately, you must repeat this process for the other data type.
This event will transfer a complete set of records from iCal and the Address Book to the appropriate storage locations on the .Mac servers, replacing the non-matching data currently stored there. It will not affect your continued use of the Mark/Space Contacts, Events and Tasks menu, and will not change the data stored on your handheld the next time you synchronize.

Ical on two computers - how to keep calendars in sync properly

My setup includes a MacBook Pro and an Imac G4. Until one month ago the G4 was my only computer and I used Ical to publish my work schedule. Now I use the MBP primarily. My desire is to have Ical sync my work schedule on both computers, and also continue to publish it online.
As of right now whichever calendar is changed first overwrites the online calendar - I think I need to only have one machine publishing the calendar? Also, new events sync nicely through .Mac, but changed or deleted events do not always seem to get updated on the Imac. Any thoughts?

Stephen,
It seems to me that you have correctly determined that it makes sense to only publish an identical calendar from one of the computers.
After appropriately backing up your calendars, you might want to consider Resetting .Mac Sync. It appears as if both of your computers are using 10.4.6, but just in case..."If you sync between computers with different versions of Mac OS X, try to reset the sync data from the computer with Mac OS X 10.4, if possible."
Make sure that "Synchronize my calendars with other computers using .Mac is checked in the General Preference of the iMac.
;~)

ICal events changing duration and start time after .Mac sync

I sync two OS X Tiger computers (10.4.2) using .Mac to keep my iCal calendars in order. Certain events following a certain date are mutating with longer durations and different start times after syncing between the two computers.
Anyone experiencing the same problem?
Any ideas?

Two different problems here:
Try one at a time:
Quit iCal. Delete iCal preferences in your User Library: ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.iCal.plist ( you'll have to reset iCal prefs after)
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my ipad 2 lost all its music after a normal sync. how do i fix it?

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First...I am newbie to Macs. Trying to sync my iMac and Powerbook using .Mac. How do I get each to show as a registed computer?
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skookum,
There is no need for an additional/separate .Mac account on each computer. Each computer should be registered/signed-in using the same .Mac account.
Additionally, the computers that you use for syncing must have different names.
Use the intructions for "Unregister and re-register the computer under a new name." provided in: iSync: How to troubleshoot sync issues related to .Mac
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It was a .mac syncing problem. If you sync your dock with another mac, it will allow you to review changes if you delete the icon .mac wont let you put it back on the dock. I changed it on my other mac synced it then synced my second mac, and allowed the changes and no problems since then. Hope this helps somebody.

ICal crashes on startup after .mac sync

iCal now crashes upon startup. I tried to sync using .mac. During the sync process with .mac, iCal unexpectedly quit in the background. Now, each time I start up iCal, it crashes about 5 seconds after launching. I notice that each time I try to restart it, there are about 5 more colorful calendars all unnamed, on the left side of the window. Coincidentally, I have 5 calendars that I have created, all named of course. Each time I start, there are 5 additional unnamed calendars. I tried clicking on one of these calendars quickly before iCal crashed. I can actually delete one calendar after the other without iCal crashing for a period of time longer than 5 seconds. As long as I continue to delete these automatically formed, unnamed calendars, iCal will not crash. Once I am done deleting them, 5 seconds later, iCal will crash.
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By quickly setting my preferences to NOT synchronize calendar with other computers using .mac before it could crash, which took about 5 tries, and then deleting all of the new mailboxes that it automatically created AND deleting all existing mailboxes, I was able to prevent iCal from crashing.
In order to transfer my calendars from my dual G5 to my MacBook Pro, I had to export the calendars from my G5, transfer them via the wireless network, and then import them.
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In iCal on my Mac I have successfully subscribed to a shared calendar. However, the calendar has not appeared in Calendar in my iCloud account. How do I persuade it to do this, as expected?

Thanks for the feedback. This whole iCloud experience has been less than satisfactory--I thought it was supposed to be an improvement over MobileMe...
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ICal Alarms & .mac sync

I'm using .mac to keep my calendars on my desktop mac and my powerbook in sync. I've got a calendar in iCal made up entirely of events with email alarms. I'd prefer that only my desktop mac send out the email reminders, and was wondering if anybody had a clever idea how to go about this....
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* I've tried to see if there was a way to entirely disable reminders on my powerbook (not just when iCal isn't running), also unsuccessful.
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ICal with iCloud syncing - how to back up

Like many others, I have had problems with multiple entries on iCal. In my case, i probably stuffed up trying to fix it. I ended up with duplicate calendar items before I switched off mobile me.
I also updated iPad and iPhone 4 with OS5 thinking i could install Lion later, which I now have.
I kept a copy of iCal before I did anything, but can't seem to find a way to reinstall it instead of the mess I have. When I open it, it just wants to fix my current iCal which doesn't work, as the current calendar items are different to the ones showing before I backed up.
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Ok so now you have a clean iCloud at iCloud.com, and new and old back ups of the calendars on your mac.
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Assuming the above worked, then again delete all calendars on you mac. Restart your mac. Double click on the file Computers-Software iCal 161011.ics .
This should recreate your iCal calendars the way they were before. Then turn back on Calendar from the ICloud preference pane. Go to Calendar in iCloud.com and see if the new calendars show up there. If so, turn on iCloud on other devices.
If for some reason this doesn't work, then you can restore your current iCal calendar on your mac from the newest backups you just made.

One iCal - Several Macs - Sync

Is there a way to sync iCal across several MACs? I have two iMAcs and one Mac Book. I want to have a common iCal on all three devices.

That's exactly what iCloud does. You need to log into the same iCloud account on each mac and ensure that calendar syncing is enabled on each.
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IChat wants my account details after .mac Sync

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