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
    2024-02-23T22:16:03+00:00

    There is no "file/open" in the new outlook

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-02-27T16:54:08+00:00

    Another workaround I found is to add it from your mobile device.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-02-28T15:34:18+00:00

    I have tried all of these tips, using the new (Jan 2024) Outlook for Mac, and have had no success adding my google calendar. Dragging and dropping the .ics file initially seems to work, but when I select "import" I get the following error message: "Sorry we couldn't import some of your file(s). Please try again later." I have tried again multiple times across two days.

    I WAS able to add it in the browser and iPhone app versions, it's just the new Outlook for Mac that is still unable to add it.

    Thanks in advance for any tips!

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-02-29T13:32:40+00:00

    So, bear in mind this is a true workaround so it is circuitous and annoying by nature....

    1. Download the .ics file.
    2. Create a new email in outlook to yourself.
    3. Attach the downloaded .ics file.
    4. Send to yourself. (Note about how annoying it is you have to do this optional.)
    5. Open your new mail and click on the .ics attachment.
    6. Click "+Add To Calendar" in the window that pops up.
    7. Actually get notifications about your meetings...

    Good luck.

    Microsoft....please sort out this issue.

    Thank you for this workaround. This worked for me.

    I'm having the exact same issue with the new outlook. There is no calendar to select when you import an ICS.

    Slight modification to your work around is to open a new email message, drop the ics in as an attachment, and then from the ics attachment, clieck the down arrow and choose "Add to Calendar". This just saves the step of emailing it to yourself.

    Microsoft?

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-02-29T15:50:27+00:00

    I tried the above mail-to-yourself workaround using the new Outlook for Mac app and got the same error message: "Sorry we couldn't import some of your file(s). Please try again later."

    :-(

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