Delete or Deactivate a Category Synced with Google Calendar
Learn how to delete a Daylite category linked to a Google Calendar sync, or work around the restriction safely without breaking your sync or teammates' calendars.
A category connected to a Google Calendar sync is protected from deletion. Daylite blocks anyone from deleting it so the sync doesn't break. To delete it, remove every sync attached to the category.
Key Facts:
One Daylite category can be synced with multiple users' Google Calendars.
A synced category can't be deleted. To delete it, every Google Calendar sync connected to it must be removed first, including when it is syncing with other users' Google Calendars.
Users can only remove their own Google Calendar syncs.
Deactivating a user removes all of their Google syncs.
How to Delete a Category Syncing with Google Calendar Sync
If you've tried to delete a category and can't because it's locked to a Google Calendar sync, follow the steps below.
Remove the Google Calendar Sync paired with the category.
Go to Daylite > Settings > Categories and select the category you want to delete.
If the category is no longer locked, click the button to remove the category as usual.
If the lock is still in place, another user is syncing to that category. Have each of them follow the same steps until every Google Calendar syncing with the category has been removed.
Alternatives to Deleting
You can rename the category or change its colour without removing any syncs — often that's all you need. Keep in mind the new name and colour apply to everything already tagged with the category (appointments, contacts, projects, tasks), and to anyone else on the team using it, give them a heads-up first.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why can't I delete synced Categories?
Synced categories are protected from deletion to avoid inadvertently removing a Google Calendar sync. Deleting the category would silently break the sync for everyone connected to it. Once every Google Calendar sync connected to the category is removed, it can be deleted as usual.
How do I find out whose Google Calendars are syncing with the category?
Select the category in Daylite's category preferences. The Calendar Sync field shows the calendars syncing with it. Click the dropdown to see each connected calendar.
A teammate who synced with this category has left the company. Am I stuck?
No. Deactivating their user account removes all of their Google Calendar syncs, including the one protecting the category.
Do I have to delete the category at all?
Often not. You can rename it or change its colour without touching any syncs just remember the change applies to everything already tagged with the category, and to everyone using it.
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