Old appointments automatically removed from calendar

[Joseph Lewkovich]

I just notice that all of my old appointments have been removed from my calendar. I never noticed this before, so I'm wondering if it was some sort of glitch, or if it's a setting that I can disable (I like having records of my past appointments).

Phone: HTC M8
Software: Windows Phone 8.1
OS version: 8.10.14141.167

 

[psiu_glen]

Outlook.com seems to do this. It's pretty much infuriating.

Could always setup a Google account just to have a calendar that won't delete things 3 or 4 weeks later...

 

[Hypnopottamus]

Try doing this:

Go to your outlook calendar via the internet (on your PC). Click on the settings cog and click on "options." Under "Select when to delete your completed tasks," select "Never."

I have done this, and ALL my appointments still show.

 

[psiu_glen]

Try doing this:

Go to your outlook calendar via the internet (on your PC). Click on the settings cog and click on "options." Under "Select when to delete your completed tasks," select "Never."

I have done this, and ALL my appointments still show.

holy...STUFF

I think that also resurrected all the old "deleted" appointments!

(note: them calling it "completed tasks" is terrible -- should be "all events" or something, since Tasks are their own niche event -- arghghhghgh)

 

[psiu_glen]

Another aside: would it kill them to maintain your calendar coding even on the same browser? *sigh*

 

[Hypnopottamus]

holy...STUFF

I think that also resurrected all the old "deleted" appointments!

(note: them calling it "completed tasks" is terrible -- should be "all events" or something, since Tasks are their own niche event -- arghghhghgh)

I'm glad that worked. I wasn't too sure that was the issue, but I guess it was!! I agree that calling it "tasks" is confusing.

 

[dwarfsize]

I also find this annoying. I wish there were more settings within windows phone apps to disable or enable certain features

 

[Joseph Lewkovich]

Try doing this:

Go to your outlook calendar via the internet (on your PC). Click on the settings cog and click on "options." Under "Select when to delete your completed tasks," select "Never."

I have done this, and ALL my appointments still show.

I'm not using Outlook though, just Windows Live...unless they're the same thing in this instance?

 

[Laura Knotek]

I'm not using Outlook though, just Windows Live...unless they're the same thing in this instance?

Past appointments are removed two weeks afterwards. Sync my calendars on Windows Phone | Windows Phone How-to (United States)

[h=4]Syncing Microsoft accounts and Microsoft Exchange accounts[/h] To see the calendar for a Microsoft account or a Microsoft Exchange account (typically used at work) on your phone, just set up the account. The calendars will automatically show up along with your contacts and email, and your phone will sync the following events (these settings can't be changed):

• Two weeks of past single-instance (non-recurring) events.
• All future single-instance events.
• All recurring events that have occurrences within the last two weeks or anytime in the future.

 

[Hypnopottamus]

When I say "Outlook," I mean "Outlook.com". I believe ALL MS accounts ( Live, Hotmail, Outlook) route to that web address. So, yes. The same should apply to you too.

 

[meonms]

You said: Go to your outlook calendar via the internet (on your PC). Click on the settings cog and click on "options." Under "Select when to delete your completed tasks," select "Never."

I cannot find a line that says "Select when to delete your completed tasks" under Options. Your suggestion may apply to outlook in general. The problem of disappearing completed tasks old entries occurs on my window phone. I still see the items on the web Microsoft account. I would like to keep my mail on my device and not have it disappear from my hands. I find that extremely irritating.

Any other ideas, anyone?

 

[sinime]

You said: Go to your outlook calendar via the internet (on your PC). Click on the settings cog and click on "options." Under "Select when to delete your completed tasks," select "Never."

I cannot find a line that says "Select when to delete your completed tasks" under Options. Your suggestion may apply to outlook in general. The problem of disappearing completed tasks old entries occurs on my window phone. I still see the items on the web Microsoft account. I would like to keep my mail on my device and not have it disappear from my hands. I find that extremely irritating.

Any other ideas, anyone?

Not sure it actually works, just changed the setting for my account, so we'll see if it syncs old appointments, just keeps new ones, or continues to remove them from my phone... but I guess the theory is that making them stay on Outlook.com makes them stay on your phone when it syncs...

To get to the option, go to Outlook.com and log in...
Click the icon on top left that has a grid of 3x3 squares...
Select Calendar...
Hit the Settings button (Gear) near top right...
Hit "Options"...
Scroll down towards bottom to find "Select when to delete your completed tasks"...

 

[meonms]

That's not what I get when I select 'options'. Here:is what I get:


The way I finally got around the problem was to add my Google Contacts and Calendar on Windows Phone 8.1. For details see http://www.windowscentral.com/how-add-google-contacts-and-calendar-your-windows-phone
In the calendar settings of my phone I unchecked my hotmail calendars, so I now have only my google calendar.

 

[bbaksa]

Hi,

I cannot see this settings in Outlook Calendar also... I see the same as "meonms" see....
Where can I set these sync settings on Windows phone, or in Web Outlook Calendar?



Thanks,
B.