Cannot import .ics file into Outlook (new) app

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

Yes, return to old outlook. That's what I did. The new outlook is missing functionalities, broken features that are simply unacceptable. This looks like a rushed product when there was no need. In the long run, I do think Microsoft is pushing for all Office apps to be web based, this "new outlook" and "new teams" are just the beginning.

Thank you!!! Yours is the first I have seen to address the specific problem I've been having, and I really appreciate it, though sadly your tips aren't working for me either.

I used TextEdit to delete a huge number of old calendar events and tried again. Unfortunately, though it seemed to successfully import using the browser version of Outlook in Chrome, I do not see any new calendar nor do my events seem to be populating in my existing default, "Calendar." (I was forced to choose "Calendar" as the destination, I was not given any other options in the drop-down)

I tried using the desktop version of New Outlook as well, and simply got the error message "Sorry we couldn’t import some of your file(s). Please try again later." This time, however, New Outlook did not report how many events the .ics file contains, but simply says "preview not available," which is curious.

For good measure, I also tried emailing the downsized .ics file to myself, and that did not work either. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Honestly, I am probably giving up on viewing my calendar via Outlook. I can import and view all my calendars just fine in using my 3rd-party task management software, Sunsama, so I am just using that exclusively.

New Outlook is so frustrating. I am on this thread for the same issue. I did the workaround of emailing the ics to myself and that did work but I should not have to do this. Simple things like importing/exporting or the File menu are gone. I'm not sure which genius product owner decided that by making New Outlook worse, it will be a much better user experience.

This is what worked. Not right-clicking on the .ics file and selecting "open with", that did nothing. Emailing myself would have probably worked, but this is not a solution, but a workaround. Ok, this is also a workaround, but at least it uses the intended functionality.

The strange thing is that it says "Add calendar" which is not what I want to do, I just want to Add an appointment.

Same for me ....

The first post is from January and we are just in October ! What the efficiency here ;-)