Provider for Google Calendar

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by Paul D on Nov. 22, 2014 · permalink

I used to love this add-on until we were forced to upgrade to 1.0.x - easily duplicate events, drag/drop to change dates on events, etc. but I just couldn't get my calendars set up correctly - the setup wizard wouldn't finish properly. On one of my installs, the Provider for Google Calendar completely failed and I could not get it to work no matter what I did. On another install (different computer) it worked just fine - it upgraded my 'old' calendars and it worked like a charm. I could add more calendars easily and it works as expected. To make the first install work, I decided to completely uninstall Thunderbird. It had been on that computer for a long time and was upgraded many times over the years. After I did a fresh install, I installed Provider for Google Calendar again, and it worked like a charm. Therefore, it is my conclusion that the issue was Thunderbird itself; with all those upgrades over the years, Thunderbird actually left a lot of crap behind that interfered with this add-on (the number of useless plug-ins was also a consideration). I know it's a pain in the neck but long-time Thunderbird users may actually want to consider doing a fresh install. You may need to back up your address book, all your local mail folders, etc. but if you know what you're doing and know where your stuff is stored, it will be well worth your time. I'm sure it will not only help you resolve any issues with this add-on but I'm sure others will benefit as well. It sure seems to run faster and smoother than it did before I did the fresh install. Good luck to all!