Mystery Solved: Where Did My Google Calendar Event Go?

Sep 15

2 min read

You log into Google Calendar and realise someone is missing!

Mystery: An event disappeared from your Google Calendar schedule. Where did it go, and how do you get it back?

It's easy to accidentally delete a Google Calendar event without noticing. We are constantly editing training invites and adding attendees, and now and then we accidentally click delete, which is fine if you notice straight away and can select 'Undo'. But if you don't notice right away, this can be alarming!

But like Gmail or Google Drive, Google Calendar has a bin! (trash) So you never lose anything.

Here is how to solve the mystery and bring your events back to life.

Solution Number 1 - The Google Calendar Bin

Step 1 - To locate your missing event, click the settings wheel and then 'Bin' (or 'Trash').

Calendar settings dropdown open beside Week view, showing Settings, Bin, Appearance, Print, and Get add-ons.

Step 2 - The bin will open, and you should see the deleted event you are looking for.

Calendar events bin page showing one deleted event, Event Planning Session, with restore and trash icons and an Empty bin button.

Step 3 - To restore the event, select the event and then use the arrow icon to restore the event.

Calendar trash bin page showing one selected event, Event Planning Session, with restore and Empty bin buttons.

Deleted events will stay in your bin for 30 days.

Solution Number 2 - Hidden Calendars

Sometimes the event won't have been deleted at all; you just cannot see it in your current view. Let's check that we have the correct calendars toggled on.

Step 1 - Scroll to your 'My calendars' section on the left side of Google Calendar.

Google Calendar sidebar showing My calendars with colored checkboxes for Jordan Hughes, Birthdays, CloudShed, and class calendars.

Step 2 - Make sure the calendar you created the missing event in is selected

Solution Number 3 - Did you decline the event?

Our final suspect: did you decline the invite? If so, it may have disappeared from your calendar, but there is an option to see declined events in your Google Calendar.

Step 1 - Click on the settings wheel and then 'Settings'.

Step 2 - Scroll to 'View options' and select 'Show declined events'.

Google Calendar Settings page with View options open, blue checkboxes enabled, and week start set to Monday.

Mystery solved by the CloudShed team!

To learn more about Google Calendar, book a live training session with Cloudshed.

You can also purchase our on-demand £45 Google Calendar Course to learn more about Google Calendar at your own pace with videos, guides, a quiz and a certificate!