How to delete and delete all Google Calendar events

Google Calendar is another useful tool from Google that allows users to organize, collaborate, and schedule upcoming events. The company makes it really easy to add and edit events. However, your calendar can look cluttered if you don’t take the time to clear events from time to time.

Unfortunately, Google doesn’t have a “clear all” button for events. But you can still delete all events using some solutions. This article will teach you how to clean up your Google Calendars using the most efficient methods available today.

How to delete all events in Google Calendar

Sure, you can delete and delete everything in your Google Calendar one by one. But that can take a long time. If you want to delete all events at once, you will need to clear calendar and add it back.

If you have multiple calendars, you will need to perform these steps for each one. Here’s how to clear and delete all events from your Google Calendar:

1. open your google calendar and log in to your account.
   
2. You’ll see a list of your calendars in the bottom left corner. Hover over the calendar you want to update and click the three-dot menu that appears.
   
3. Click on Settings and sharing.
   
4. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Delete.
   
5. Click Permanently delete in the pop-up window that appears.
   

This will remove all calendar events so you can start over. You can now return to the Calendar page and start adding new events to a blank calendar.

How to delete recurring events in Google Calendar

Maybe you have a set of recurring events on your calendar that you’d like to delete. Fortunately, you can easily delete those events and leave the others intact. That is how:

1. Open your Google Calendar and click on the recurring event.
   
2. Click on the trash can icon in the popup window.
   
3. Click on the bubble next to it All events. Then click OK.
   

All recurring events will disappear. If you want to keep a record of events, highlight the bubble next to This and the following events. instead.

Create new events in Google Calendar

Once all events are deleted, you can now create new events in the calendar or import them again from Outlook or another calendar app. You can also create a new calendar if you prefer.

To create a new calendar, follow these instructions:

1. Sign in to Google Calendar.
2. Select the gear icon at the top right.
3. Select Settings from the dropdown menu.
4. ClickAdd calendar from the left menu, which will expand to show more options.
5. Click on Create new calendar.
6. Enter a name and description for your new calendar.
7. Then click Create calendar.

You now have a new calendar to which you can import a calendar from Outlook or other applications.

Import Outlook events to Google Calendar

If you’re switching from Outlook to Google Calendar, you can quickly import one into the other. It can create double entries, but now that you know how to delete your calendar, you can try importing again until it works.

1. Open Outlook and select the Calendar.
2. Select Save Calendar on the right and save it as an iCalendar file.
3. Select Date Range and set a full calendar range selected.
4. Select OK and Save.
5. Open Google Calendar and select Settings.
6. Select Import and Export from the left menu panel.
7. Select Archive from your computer and import the iCalendar file you just created.
8. Select Import and wait for it to complete.

Depending on the size of your Outlook calendar, this could take a few seconds or a minute or two. If you’re lucky, there won’t be any duplicate entry issues, but this process is prone to them.

Create a calendar event from Google Search

A nice Google Calendar trick that can save you time is the ability to create a calendar event from Google Search.

If you use Google as your default search engine, you can type in an event and create it directly from search without having to access your Calendar directly, although you must sign in to your Google account. Follow these instructions to add calendar events from Google Search:

1. Type an event into the Google search bar. For example, you could enter ‘vet appointment at 3:30 p.m.’.
2. Press search and Google will give you the option to Create event.
3. Click Create event to create the event on your calendar.
4. You can then edit the event if necessary.

Final thoughts

This is how to delete all Google Calendar events. We also cover creating a new calendar, creating events from Google Search, importing from Outlook, and adding calendars of interest.

Do you have any Google Calendar tips and tricks to share? If so, tell us about them below in the comments!