Troubleshooting Shared Calendars in Outlook

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Tips to solve issues with edit/sync Outlook.com shared calendars after migration

  • Ensure that your calendars and email sync correctly.
  • For that, you need to reconnect your Outlook.com account to Outlook for Windows.
  • To do that you can create a new Outlook profile and add your Outlook.com account.
  • Once it is done, delete your old Outlook.com profile.

Tips to solve issues with editing a shared calendar in Outlook 2016

  • You cannot use Outlook on Windows to edit Shared calendars with your Outlook.com account.
  • This applies even if you have reconnected your Outlook.com account to Outlook.
  • Outlook 2016 for Windows possibly allows editing shared calendars.
  • You can edit a shared calendar by going online to your own Outlook.com calendar.

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How to solve the error when trying to accept a shared Outlook.com calendar with Office 365 for business account in Outlook 2016

  • To access the calendar shared with your Office 365 for business account, you need to accept the invitation from Outlook on the web, iOS, or Android.
  • In case you have already clicked the accept button in Outlook 2016, it won’t be possible to re-accept from another Outlook application.

How to solve the error when trying to send a calendar sharing invite in Outlook on the web

  • Open ADSI edit on an Active Directory Domain Controller.
  • From Outlook on the web, find the user trying to share the calendar.
  • Select Properties by right-clicking the user’s name.
  • Pick Attribute editor and edit 'publicDelegates' and 'msExchDelegateListLink' attributes to remove the name of the user with whom the calendar is shared.