Cannot import .ics file into Outlook (new) app

Anonymous
2024-01-09T14:13:55+00:00

Hi,

I am having several problems with my outlook (new) app.

  1. I cannot import .ics files into the app as no calendar is available in the "Upload from file" window. I have verified that Outlook (new) is the default for .ics files.
  2. I cannot sync my Outlook app calendar on my laptop with my Calendar app on my Iphone 10. I get an error message when I try to sync it via Icloud.

PS: I am using a gmail account for my outlook.

Any suggestions?

Best, Finn

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-04-06T21:09:55+00:00

    I have a solution!!!! Its obvious Microsoft couldn't care less about our hatred of their substandard Outlook they forced down out throats. My solution is every chance you get use a software that isn't made by Microsoft. All they have to do is give us are old calendar function back. But Noooo! the arrogant people at MS don't care about customers satisfaction they have a monopoly.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-04-07T20:49:25+00:00

    This actually helped me. Thanks. It's now 7th of april 2025 and it is STILL not working.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-04-08T16:02:43+00:00

    In the calendar in the new outlook, click add calendar in the navigation pane (just under the mini-calendar).

    Select upload from file and either browse for the .ics file or drag and drop

    Choose the calendar that you want to add it to.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-04-08T17:23:49+00:00

    In the calendar in the new outlook, click add calendar in the navigation pane (just under the mini-calendar).

    Select upload from file and either browse for the .ics file or drag and drop

    Choose the calendar that you want to add it to.

    As Rocky said many times to Bullwinkle, who was trying to pull a rabbit out of a hat, "That trick never works." This has been tried and tried, and Outlook puts a little message out at the bottom of the window, that reads, "Could not import file. Try again later." This is exactly what many people have reported, but to no avail. Thanks so much for trying to help, though.

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-04-16T17:12:46+00:00

    Hiya. I have this same issue with "add to calendar" and .ics files not working and it's so frustrating! NONE of the things recommended on these threads worked, but I did find that if I download the .ics and then drag-and-drop to the New Outlook calendar window, it'll ask me which calendar I want to import to, and then it works. Still a PIA (pain-in-the-@##), but it works.

    Hope this helps a little.

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