Unable to restore iCal data after total loss due to iCloud

I believe iCloud is the cause for all my iCal data dissapearing. I have time machine running but am still not able to restore my iCal Data. I can not find the iCal data in the TimeMachine. Any suggestions?

iCal data can be found in the Time Machine backups here: ~/Library/Calendars
Find this folder in your Time Machine interface, choose it, click "Restore" and then "Replace" when prompted.
When you exit Time Machine and go back into iCal all the entries should look the same as the day you chose to restore them from.
If you don't have a backup.......sorry. There's no magic trick to bring it back. I've noticed that the preferred order of operations for first time iCloud syncing goes like this:
Set up iCloud on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
Log in at iCloud.com and make sure everything is correct on the site.
Set up iCloud on your Mac/PC.
No iOS device? Just make sure you have a backup or you export the calendars to a safe place before setting up iCloud on your computer. You may need to import your backups after the initial iCloud sync.

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Where is the file? Can it be restored using time machine?

wrince wrote:
Where is
<~/Library/Calendars>
Can it be restored using time machine?
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