Cannot delete _ModCal* calendar

[Randy57]

A similar topic was raised but the answer I'm looking for was not provided.
One of the many issues associated with the iPhone and MobileMe debacle is
that Apple's software is creating new (unwanted) calendars in Outlook 2007.
In my case, I now have two calendars, one named "Calendar" and one named
"_ModCal7a7a.Calendar." Despite the fact that only "Calendar" contains any
data, Outlook is behaving as though the "_Mod" calendar is the default. As a
result, right clicking on this calendar shows that "delete" is grayed out and
therefore I cannot delete this calendar. I'm stumped. Any help would be
much appreciated. Thanks, Randy

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

if you create a new appointment from the inbox (New, Appointment) which
calendar does it go to?

The problem with double calendars is discussed in
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1144

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[Randy57]

Hi Diane,

Thanks for your response. When I enter new calendar events, or when syncing
occurs, they are entered into "Calendar" -- that part is just what I want.
Even though Outlook behaves this way, the calendar "_ModCal7a7a.Calendar"
appears to be the default calendar. In other words, Outlook would allow me
to delete "Calendar" but it does not allow me to delete "_ModCal..". In
addition, the "_ModCal.." calendar displays in the default blue color whereas
"Calendar" displays in the alternate color, just another piece of evidence
that "ModCal" is being treated as the default calendar. I can rename, move,
and copy "ModCal", but as I said previously, the delete option is grayed out.
Is there a setting in the registry that defines a particular calendar as the
default? Or a hiddent setting in Outlook that sets the default? I
appreciate your advice. Randy

if you create a new appointment from the inbox (New, Appointment) which
calendar does it go to?

The problem with double calendars is discussed in
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1144

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/



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A similar topic was raised but the answer I'm looking for was not
provided.
One of the many issues associated with the iPhone and MobileMe debacle is
that Apple's software is creating new (unwanted) calendars in Outlook
2007.
In my case, I now have two calendars, one named "Calendar" and one named
"_ModCal7a7a.Calendar." Despite the fact that only "Calendar" contains any
data, Outlook is behaving as though the "_Mod" calendar is the default. As
a
result, right clicking on this calendar shows that "delete" is grayed out
and
therefore I cannot delete this calendar. I'm stumped. Any help would be
much appreciated. Thanks, Randy

 

[Randy57]

P.S. -- I checked out the Apple forum as you suggested but could not find a
way to delete the unwanted calendar.

Hi Diane,

Thanks for your response. When I enter new calendar events, or when syncing
occurs, they are entered into "Calendar" -- that part is just what I want.
Even though Outlook behaves this way, the calendar "_ModCal7a7a.Calendar"
appears to be the default calendar. In other words, Outlook would allow me
to delete "Calendar" but it does not allow me to delete "_ModCal..". In
addition, the "_ModCal.." calendar displays in the default blue color whereas
"Calendar" displays in the alternate color, just another piece of evidence
that "ModCal" is being treated as the default calendar. I can rename, move,
and copy "ModCal", but as I said previously, the delete option is grayed out.
Is there a setting in the registry that defines a particular calendar as the
default? Or a hiddent setting in Outlook that sets the default? I
appreciate your advice. Randy

if you create a new appointment from the inbox (New, Appointment) which
calendar does it go to?

The problem with double calendars is discussed in
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1144

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/



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A similar topic was raised but the answer I'm looking for was not
provided.
One of the many issues associated with the iPhone and MobileMe debacle is
that Apple's software is creating new (unwanted) calendars in Outlook
2007.
In my case, I now have two calendars, one named "Calendar" and one named
"_ModCal7a7a.Calendar." Despite the fact that only "Calendar" contains any
data, Outlook is behaving as though the "_Mod" calendar is the default. As
a
result, right clicking on this calendar shows that "delete" is grayed out
and
therefore I cannot delete this calendar. I'm stumped. Any help would be
much appreciated. Thanks, Randy

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

You can restart outlook using the /resetfolders command line to set the
Calendar as the default.
http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/commandlines.htm

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Hi Diane,

Thanks for your response. When I enter new calendar events, or when
syncing
occurs, they are entered into "Calendar" -- that part is just what I want.
Even though Outlook behaves this way, the calendar "_ModCal7a7a.Calendar"
appears to be the default calendar. In other words, Outlook would allow
me
to delete "Calendar" but it does not allow me to delete "_ModCal..". In
addition, the "_ModCal.." calendar displays in the default blue color
whereas
"Calendar" displays in the alternate color, just another piece of evidence
that "ModCal" is being treated as the default calendar. I can rename,
move,
and copy "ModCal", but as I said previously, the delete option is grayed
out.
Is there a setting in the registry that defines a particular calendar as
the
default? Or a hiddent setting in Outlook that sets the default? I
appreciate your advice. Randy

if you create a new appointment from the inbox (New, Appointment) which
calendar does it go to?

The problem with double calendars is discussed in
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1144

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/



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A similar topic was raised but the answer I'm looking for was not
provided.
One of the many issues associated with the iPhone and MobileMe debacle
is
that Apple's software is creating new (unwanted) calendars in Outlook
2007.
In my case, I now have two calendars, one named "Calendar" and one
named
"_ModCal7a7a.Calendar." Despite the fact that only "Calendar" contains
any
data, Outlook is behaving as though the "_Mod" calendar is the default.
As
a
result, right clicking on this calendar shows that "delete" is grayed
out
and
therefore I cannot delete this calendar. I'm stumped. Any help would
be
much appreciated. Thanks, Randy

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

once you reset the folders using /resetfolders command, it should delete
easily.

The apple forums should have info on how to prevent it or what caused it.

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P.S. -- I checked out the Apple forum as you suggested but could not find
a
way to delete the unwanted calendar.

Hi Diane,

Thanks for your response. When I enter new calendar events, or when
syncing
occurs, they are entered into "Calendar" -- that part is just what I
want.
Even though Outlook behaves this way, the calendar "_ModCal7a7a.Calendar"
appears to be the default calendar. In other words, Outlook would allow
me
to delete "Calendar" but it does not allow me to delete "_ModCal..". In
addition, the "_ModCal.." calendar displays in the default blue color
whereas
"Calendar" displays in the alternate color, just another piece of
evidence
that "ModCal" is being treated as the default calendar. I can rename,
move,
and copy "ModCal", but as I said previously, the delete option is grayed
out.
Is there a setting in the registry that defines a particular calendar as
the
default? Or a hiddent setting in Outlook that sets the default? I
appreciate your advice. Randy

if you create a new appointment from the inbox (New, Appointment) which
calendar does it go to?

The problem with double calendars is discussed in
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1144

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/



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A similar topic was raised but the answer I'm looking for was not
provided.
One of the many issues associated with the iPhone and MobileMe
debacle is
that Apple's software is creating new (unwanted) calendars in Outlook
2007.
In my case, I now have two calendars, one named "Calendar" and one
named
"_ModCal7a7a.Calendar." Despite the fact that only "Calendar"
contains any
data, Outlook is behaving as though the "_Mod" calendar is the
default. As
a
result, right clicking on this calendar shows that "delete" is grayed
out
and
therefore I cannot delete this calendar. I'm stumped. Any help
would be
much appreciated. Thanks, Randy

 

[Randy57]

Thanks Diane. I never new about the Outlook startup options. It worked! You
clearly deserve your MVP status.

You can restart outlook using the /resetfolders command line to set the
Calendar as the default.
http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/commandlines.htm

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]





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Hi Diane,

Thanks for your response. When I enter new calendar events, or when
syncing
occurs, they are entered into "Calendar" -- that part is just what I want.
Even though Outlook behaves this way, the calendar "_ModCal7a7a.Calendar"
appears to be the default calendar. In other words, Outlook would allow
me
to delete "Calendar" but it does not allow me to delete "_ModCal..". In
addition, the "_ModCal.." calendar displays in the default blue color
whereas
"Calendar" displays in the alternate color, just another piece of evidence
that "ModCal" is being treated as the default calendar. I can rename,
move,
and copy "ModCal", but as I said previously, the delete option is grayed
out.
Is there a setting in the registry that defines a particular calendar as
the
default? Or a hiddent setting in Outlook that sets the default? I
appreciate your advice. Randy

if you create a new appointment from the inbox (New, Appointment) which
calendar does it go to?

The problem with double calendars is discussed in
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1144

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/



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A similar topic was raised but the answer I'm looking for was not
provided.
One of the many issues associated with the iPhone and MobileMe debacle
is
that Apple's software is creating new (unwanted) calendars in Outlook
2007.
In my case, I now have two calendars, one named "Calendar" and one
named
"_ModCal7a7a.Calendar." Despite the fact that only "Calendar" contains
any
data, Outlook is behaving as though the "_Mod" calendar is the default.
As
a
result, right clicking on this calendar shows that "delete" is grayed
out
and
therefore I cannot delete this calendar. I'm stumped. Any help would
be
much appreciated. Thanks, Randy

 

[YankeeMusk]

Hi Randy57 & Diane,

I am having the same problem as Randy had about seeing _ModCal* calendar
folder while syncing with iPhone.

I tried using the start up option /resetfolders. But it didnt work for me. I
am still seeing the folder

I closed my outlook and exactly used the below command

Outlook /ResetFolders

Outlook restarted normally , but the _ModCal still exists.

Randy can you help me with exact command you used ?

Thanks,
YankeeMusk

Thanks Diane. I never new about the Outlook startup options. It worked! You
clearly deserve your MVP status.

You can restart outlook using the /resetfolders command line to set the
Calendar as the default.
http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/commandlines.htm

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]





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Hi Diane,

Thanks for your response. When I enter new calendar events, or when
syncing
occurs, they are entered into "Calendar" -- that part is just what I want.
Even though Outlook behaves this way, the calendar "_ModCal7a7a.Calendar"
appears to be the default calendar. In other words, Outlook would allow
me
to delete "Calendar" but it does not allow me to delete "_ModCal..". In
addition, the "_ModCal.." calendar displays in the default blue color
whereas
"Calendar" displays in the alternate color, just another piece of evidence
that "ModCal" is being treated as the default calendar. I can rename,
move,
and copy "ModCal", but as I said previously, the delete option is grayed
out.
Is there a setting in the registry that defines a particular calendar as
the
default? Or a hiddent setting in Outlook that sets the default? I
appreciate your advice. Randy

:

if you create a new appointment from the inbox (New, Appointment) which
calendar does it go to?

The problem with double calendars is discussed in
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1144

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/



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A similar topic was raised but the answer I'm looking for was not
provided.
One of the many issues associated with the iPhone and MobileMe debacle
is
that Apple's software is creating new (unwanted) calendars in Outlook
2007.
In my case, I now have two calendars, one named "Calendar" and one
named
"_ModCal7a7a.Calendar." Despite the fact that only "Calendar" contains
any
data, Outlook is behaving as though the "_Mod" calendar is the default.
As
a
result, right clicking on this calendar shows that "delete" is grayed
out
and
therefore I cannot delete this calendar. I'm stumped. Any help would
be
much appreciated. Thanks, Randy