how to update recurring meeting in Outlook without losing history?

Anonymous
2023-03-28T00:55:53+00:00

I have recurring client appointments, which I edit if eg. there is a cancellation or a no-show. I need to keep this history.

If I want to reschedule Client X to a different time going forward, then my only option appears to be changing the end date of the recurring series and starting a new one. But that removes all changes made to earlier occurrences.

The only other "solution" seems to be downloading a csv, and uploading it again - what a palaver. Surely there must be an easier way to edit "all occurrences from this point onwards" as you can in the Google calendar?

I can see that this issue has been raised as far back as 2016 - what do we have to do to get it on the wishlist for the next upgrade to Outlook?

Come on Microsoft - Google can do this, so why can't you?

Ri

(Also curious why Outlook doesn't appear under the list of MS 365 & Office apps ??)

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-07-15T02:43:22+00:00

    Well, that is is interesting. Thank you. I will give that a try.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-07-15T02:35:02+00:00

    Hi Simon

    My solution here has been to use the Outlook web version for my calendar. You then have the option to open/edit

    * this event

    * this and following events

    * the entire series

    Outlook web version does NOT change the previous events, unlike the desktop version.

    So I now have my Outlook calendar as a tab in my browser, but use all the other Outlook functions in the desktop version. The web version updates the desktop version with all the changes you make so everything is synced.

    Don't know why Microsoft can't make the desktop version do what the web version can, but for now they have different functionality. It's a pain, but it is solvable with this workaround.

    Hope this helps.

    Ri

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-07-15T01:06:15+00:00

    This DOES NOT work.

    EVERYTHING CHANGES!

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-06-11T17:42:46+00:00

    This is the correct answer. Thank you, sir!

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-05-14T17:31:16+00:00

    This was INCREDIBLY helpful. Thank you.

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