I don’t want my calendar in the iCloud
October 4, 2015 8:39 PM
I just updated my Mac OS to El Capitan. When I opened the Calendar app, all of the events were gone, until I checked the “Calendar” box under iCloud, then they reappeared. When I check “Calendar” under the “On My Mac” section (and uncheck the box under iCloud), they don’t appear.
Why is this happening?
I just want to keep all my stuff on my computer, with a local disk backup. I don’t understand why the entries aren’t in the “On My Mac” calendar. Nor do I understand how all the events got into the iCloud calendar, or how that calendar got created in the first place.
(The only thing I use iCloud for is the Find My Mac/iPhone/iPad functionality. Until now, apparently.)
I just want to keep all my stuff on my computer, with a local disk backup. I don’t understand why the entries aren’t in the “On My Mac” calendar. Nor do I understand how all the events got into the iCloud calendar, or how that calendar got created in the first place.
(The only thing I use iCloud for is the Find My Mac/iPhone/iPad functionality. Until now, apparently.)
In general, OS X and iOS are poor-to-terrible, possibly deliberately, at supporting multiple calendars (especially non-Apple ones). ${MyCompany} runs its own CalDAV/CardDAV services and it turns out that you need to be very careful when setting up DAV. It seems that modern variants of iOS cannot delete the idiotic "On my iPhone" default contact list (though you CAN delete the default calendar).
Suggested fix is simply to delete the ones you don't want. In Settings->iCloud, disable Contacts/Calendars/Reminders after moving any entries on those lists to your computer. Then, after device updates/upgrades, be sure to verify that the lists in use are the correct ones. Seems like strange stuff happens now and then after an update, like things mystically enabling themselves.
posted by jgreco at 2:52 PM on October 5, 2015
Suggested fix is simply to delete the ones you don't want. In Settings->iCloud, disable Contacts/Calendars/Reminders after moving any entries on those lists to your computer. Then, after device updates/upgrades, be sure to verify that the lists in use are the correct ones. Seems like strange stuff happens now and then after an update, like things mystically enabling themselves.
posted by jgreco at 2:52 PM on October 5, 2015
I always have to make sure I'm putting the calendar item in ICloud from my iPhone, or wherever, because I want it to show up on all my devices. It usually defaults to the device-specific calendar, though. I have edit the item to switch it.
posted by persona au gratin at 12:56 AM on October 6, 2015
posted by persona au gratin at 12:56 AM on October 6, 2015
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Calendar
Calendar
Work
Home[(null)@p06-caldav.icloud.com]
Reminders[(null)@p06-caldav.icloud.com]
US Holidays
US Holidays
Work[(null)@p06-caldav.icloud.com]
Calendar[(null)@p06-caldav.icloud.com]
Some are empty, and the second and last one appear to be the same. I don’t remember creating any of these (before updating there were three: Calendar, Work, Home, of which I only entered stuff on the first one).
(And don’t get me started on the time zone issues - I recently moved to China from the US and all the old events moved by twelve hours.)
posted by Wet Spot at 10:11 PM on October 4, 2015