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Thunderbird 31.1.2 won't load Google Calendar

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user1133622
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Hello and thanks in advance, am a huge T'bird fan. I was unable just now to modify a recurring event in the calendar (got an error message, not the first time, but have always found workarounds in the past).

Error message from Google suggested that I might have turned off cookies. Checked : cookies were permissioned.

I disabled/re-enabled Lightening and Google Calendar Provider and even uninstalled and re-installed Google Provider to no avail. Also cleared cache.

I have the yellow triangle warning sign next to the calendar in question and calendar is no longer available to sync : error message is

"An error was encountered preparing the calendar located at googleapi://lane@dusserre.com/?calendar=lane%40dusserre.com&tasks=%40default for use. It will not be available."

Help :)

Kind regards

Hello and thanks in advance, am a huge T'bird fan. I was unable just now to modify a recurring event in the calendar (got an error message, not the first time, but have always found workarounds in the past). Error message from Google suggested that I might have turned off cookies. Checked : cookies were permissioned. I disabled/re-enabled Lightening and Google Calendar Provider and even uninstalled and re-installed Google Provider to no avail. Also cleared cache. I have the yellow triangle warning sign next to the calendar in question and calendar is no longer available to sync : error message is "An error was encountered preparing the calendar located at googleapi://lane@dusserre.com/?calendar=lane%40dusserre.com&tasks=%40default for use. It will not be available." Help :) Kind regards

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user1133622
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PS When I right click on Calendar Properties, error message is : the provider for this calendar can not be found, this often happens if you disable or uninstalled certain add ons. However, Google Calendar Provider is enabled.

user1133622
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PPS Using T'bird 31.1.2 Lightening 3.3.1 : should I use an older version of Lightening like 2.6.3 - 2.2.6?

user1133622
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PPPS : Installed Lightning 2.6.3 as suggested by developer, same error message : An error was encountered preparing the calendar located at googleapi://.... It will not be available.

mtpmd
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The Google provider add-on was apparently just updated today and several people are having troubles with it: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/provider-for-google-calendar/I7SIPUTjcik