outlook error 'copying meetings is not supported' when copying to PST

Anonymous
2023-10-17T15:54:37+00:00

UPDATE: this only happens with the beta channel release. the standard channel I have on another computer works fine. then another question is... what is the reason behind this change?

hi all, starting this afternoon (october 17) when I try to copy from O365 to a local PST a calendar invite with participants on it (regardless of whether I created or received it) I receive an error message 'copying meetings is not supported'.

the only annoying workaround is to open the occurrence, save it to the desktop, drag and drop it to the PST. not ideal.

until yesterday when drag-dropping the same calendar invite, I would receive a message asking if I want to copy the occurrence or the series, and *poof* done.

OS: win 11 22h2 all updates installed, OS build 22621.2428, experience pack 1000.22674.1000.0, already restarted even though I know it wouldn't solve the issue. nothing in the event viewer.

outlook: it's the company O365 account. calendar fully synced, Windows client, no new version (come to think of it, the 'new version' button disappeared too from the client). Spoke to a mail admin and to my understanding they haven't activated any strange setting today.

PST: tried to move the calendar invite to two different, I am the owner, they are on my pc, permissions are right, files are small so limit size has not been reached.

calendar events: only events (series or standard occurrences) with participants in it are affected. all events created by myself and for myself can be copied as usual.

I checked the release notes and I can't see anything related to this.

so my questions are ... is it a new behavior? can it be deactivated given how irritating it is? any workaround less time consuming than the one above?

thanks!

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-12-14T12:29:12+00:00

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/outlook-blocks-copying-meetings-with-copying-meetings-is-not-supported-4baaa023-2199-4833-b7ac-d9f0715d50f1#:~:text=After%20updating%20Outlook%20Desktop%20to,we%20recommend%20avoiding%20copying%20meetings. says this is INTENTIONAL, that's unacceptable to take away functionality that is so heavily used and beneficial! I wouldn't mind it being intentional to change the default behaviour if there was a front-end options toggle method, but registry edit is a terrible workaround! Please revert OR make front-end option easier to change.

    PS And the error message "Copying meetings is not supported" is woefully insufficient to those used to using this functionality too, it should be fuller and more honest about your (terrible in my opinion) intentional decision! If "Actions related to copied meetings yield unexpected results, so we recommend avoiding copying meetings." was your motivation, why not just keep supporting it but with a warning? For me and doubtless many others, Actions related to copied meetings yield EXPECTED results, like saving me a lot of time!

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-12-13T16:45:10+00:00

    You're awesome, thank you! I really need this feature for my work. Really unimpressed with Microsoft.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-12-13T16:39:10+00:00

    Thank you!!!! That was super easy to follow and worked perfectly!

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-12-12T20:26:38+00:00

    So I want to thank everyone for all their answers in this thread.

    I also want to tell MSFT you are ridiculous for doing this.

    I did the registry edit and it works. FYI I did not even have to reboot; I just did the regedit with Outlook closed, re-opened Outlook and it was fixed.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-12-12T17:56:21+00:00

    Several of our employees are experiencing the same issue. Here's a MS support link that explains the change was "intentional". Not sure if the regedit they suggest will work or not.

    Outlook blocks copying meetings with “Copying meetings is not supported.” - Microsoft Support

    BTW, I am using E3 subscription and I don't have that issue.

    Jim

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