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.
Any suggestions as to how I can just revert to the old iCal please?
BTW, I think Lion is great, and if I can fix my iCal it will be greater still.
Dougo

Here is what I would do.  There is no data on your iCloud calendar at iCloud.com. Correct?  If any data remains there, remove it and delete any calendars there.
Turn  off ICloud on all devices.
On your mac, I would Make a new copy of the calendars present. Highlight/select each calendar that is present, go to file menu select export and then export again.  Save these files seperatley from your other back up.
Ok so now you have a clean iCloud at iCloud.com, and new and old back ups of the calendars on your mac.
1st we will test the new back ups. Delete all calendars in iCal on your mac.  You may not be able to delete the home calendar but uncheck it.  So your Mac iCal should now be empty.  Double click on your new back up files and see if they recreate the calendars you saw before your last deletion.  If they do, then you know you can get back to the same place you are now if your older back up doesn't work.
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.

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