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.
Once a Daylite category is connected to a Google calendar sync, it's protected from deletion so the sync doesn't break. If you or anyone on your team tries to delete the category in Daylite Settings, they'll be blocked from doing so.
If you want to remove one of these categories, you have two options: a simple workaround, or full deletion.
You may not need to delete the category at all. You can still edit its name and colour, which essentially gives you a new category, and is often enough to get what you want.
However, editing the name and colour will change the appearance and meaning of Daylite appointments and any other Daylite items the category is already being applied to (contacts, projects, tasks, etc.), so take this into consideration. And if someone else on your team is using the category, let them know about your changes first.
This is the more involved option, and may not be realistically doable. To truly delete the category, you first need to delete every calendar sync connected to it.
If you no longer need the calendar sync, then it won't be a problem. But keep in mind there may be more than one: each member of your team can connect their own Google calendar to a given Daylite category, so a single category can have several syncs across different people. You'll need to ask those team members to delete their syncs too.
Each user can delete their own calendar syncs:
Go to Daylite > Settings > Calendar Integration > Calendar Sync and click Manage Calendar Sync.
Click the delete button next to the sync you want to remove. You'll be asked whether to keep or delete your synced events.
Once every connected calendar sync is removed, the category is no longer protected and can be deleted from Daylite Settings as usual.
A category connected to a Google calendar sync can't be deleted until all of those syncs are removed. If you can't delete the syncs, the alternative is to rename the category or change its colour. When editing a category that other team members rely on, communicate your changes to them first.
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