IPhone-to-Laptop iCal syncing

I know that items added to my iCal on my laptop will automatically migrate to my iPhone. Can I set things up so that it will also go the other direction (iPhone iCal -> laptop iCal)?

Welcome to the Apple Community.
First check that all your settings are correct, that calendar syncing is checked on all devices (system preferences > iCloud on a mac and settings > iCloud on a iPhone, iPad or iPod).
Make sure the calendars you are using are in your 'iCloud' account and not an 'On My Mac', 'On My Phone' or other non iCloud account (you can do this by clicking/tapping the calendar button in the top left corner of the application ), non iCloud calendars will not sync.
If you are sure that everything is set up correctly and your calendars are in the iCloud account, you might try unchecking calendar syncing in the iCloud settings, restarting your device and then re-enabling calendar syncing settings.

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Hi All.
I've gotten some great technical assistance here and am hoping this is on-topic enough to get some more assistance for this newbie.
I have a Desktop (MB) and a Laptop (MBP). I also have an iPhone.
I have been organizing my photos (previously they came from a PC) on my Desktop and am now traveling with this iPhoto Library stored on my external drive. I access this library from my Laptop via iPhoto and am organizing and uploading new photos to the database. My intention is to overwrite the old Library on my Desktop when I get home with the new one on the external (I think this is OK).
The issue I am hoping to address is that I have a Music Library that I am organizing in the same way on the Laptop. It exists on the Desktop but I now have time to organize it on the laptop. Again the intention is to overwrite the old Library with the new Library when I get home.
Is there a way to now sync my iPhone with the Laptop whereas it has previously been synced to the Desktop? Since I now have the correct library on the laptop this information will be the current info. however, will I lose all my Apps since this phone was previously synced to the desktop? Is there any way around this? Is there any other information I would lose?
Also, my impression is that Photos and MobileMe are NOT AT ALL affected by which computer I sync to the IPhone is that correct?
Thanks for any help as I get up to speed.

Hi Terence.
I was hoping that someone that was dealing with multiple libraries might also have experience with this. However, upon reflection you are probably right.
Is it possible to ask if there are any issues related to iPhoto with this issue?
For instance my understanding is that I can set a folder in iPhoto to d/l to the iPhone and have this as my iPhoto gallery. Is there a way to get some understanding as to how this would function in a case such as this?
For instance, if I sync my phone to the laptop - and I am accessing my iPhoto library off an external hd, does that mean that I won't be able to sync these photos to the iPhone (since it is accessing the data from an external). Or I suppose I would just have to have the external connected when I sync...
Also, is it correct to think that it doesn't matter a lick which computer my phone is synced to when uploading photos? I mean, I can just "hook up" the library I am accessing off my hd and upload the photos to the library, yes?
Then when I get back home I can overwrite the library on the desktop with the laptop?
Are there any issues here?
Thanks.

Ical on phone no longer syncing with laptop ical

good morning
recently, when i add events to my iphone, they do not sync back to my laptop ical unless i manually 'force' them to via:
itunes> device > iphone > info > calendars > select all calendars > SYNC
what has happened? how can i fix? this is a large deal.
ps - events entered into laptop do make it over via the 'normal' sync (plugging iphone into laptop...
thanks in advance
me

Try resetting the sync history on your Mac, which is done with the iSync application located in your Applications folder.
Quit iTunes, the Address Book, and iCal on your Mac if the apps are launched.
Launch the iSync application. Go to iSync preferences and select reset sync history. The reset sync history button may not become active to select for a few seconds.
After you select reset sync history, restart your Mac and test if this resolves the problem.

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I had this problem before. I like to disable extra services to speed up my computer and I disabled the Apple Mobile Device service and had to re-enable this.
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IPhone events don't sync to iCal

Problem Summary:
Events created on my iPhone do not sync over to my iCal on my computer.
Tech Specs:
* iPhone 4S, running iOS 6.1.3
* MacBook Pro, running OS X 10.6.8
* Sync via cable directly onto mac (not wifi, not iCloud)
Potentially Useful Observations:
* Events created on iCal do sync back to iPhone; only iPhone --> iCal fails.
* Partially edited histories of events sometimes also sync as duplicates back to iPhone (ex: on iCal on my computer I create an event "event 4" to occur at 2 pm, then I edit it to be "event 5" at 4 pm instead, then I sync my phone. My phone will get both an "event 4" @ 2, and an "event 5" @ 4 appear in its mobile iCal app, while the iCal on my computer only retains the most recent version -- "event 5" @ 4).
* Roughly 1/3 to 1/2 the time I try to sync, I get the following error:
However, the phone is still connected, and I can continue to interact with it through iTunes after the failed sync. iCal event syncing fails regardless of whether or not this error occurs.
(Failed) Strategies I Have Tried to Fix / Diagnose the Problem:
* Restarting iTunes
* Restarting computer
* Creating a new "test calendar" in iCal (it experienced the same syncing problems)
* Trying both the "All Calendars" or "Selected Calendars" syncing options in the "Info" tab in the iTunes phone syncing menu
* Resetting sync history through iSync preferences
* Deleting the calendar cache file in ~/Library/Calendars.
* Various combinations of the above (although if there is a specific combo you think would work, please let me know in case I did not try it)
Any suggestions or pointers to other posts offering different suggestions beyond what I have already tried (I did some browsing before posting) would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks,
Sean

I just encountered a similar problem after updating from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion with my old iPod touch (iOS4). Phononic's suggestion to delete the cach file in ~/Library/Calendars is close. Try this:
- in iCal, make a backup (File>Export>Calendar Archive)
- close iCal.
- delete the ~/Library/Calendars directory (or rename it ~/Library/Calendars.bak)
- open up iCal. There should be no events.
- sync your device through iTunes. This should remove all entries on your device.
- in iCal, restore the backup (File>Import)
- sync your device through iTunes again. This should restore all entries.
Seems to work so far, but haven't tested it on all my devices yet.
In Mountian Lion, there is a trick to locate the \Library directory. In Finder, ,selct "GO", then press the <option> key. "Library" will appear in the dropdown. Calendars is in there.

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