'birthday' event type must not have private extended properties. [400=BadRequest]

[davidazer82]

Checklist:-

• Upgrade to the latest release (alpha if available)
• Reproduce the issue
• Complete the information below
• Provide your OGcalsync.log file (see how-to)

OGCS Version: v2.10.0.0 (I am unable to upgrade, forgive me, but I have limitations on this machine and it was working just fine)
Edition: Installed / Portable ( I am not sure, I think installed)
Sync Direction: G->O / O->G / O<->G (this error occurs during the O - > G sync (Outlook to google sync)

Bug Description
A clear and concise description of what the bug is.

Steps to Reproduce the Issue

1. Select "Start Sync" button in lower left (version 2.10.0.0 for Windows 10 home 64 bit)
   The following message is displayed: (see attached photo for more info)

29 calendar entries to be compared.

Comparing 29 existing Google calendar entries

Updated event failed to save.
'birthday' event type must not have private extended properties. [400=BadRequest]
If I select No to the popup, I get this message:
Sync aborted after 1 failed attempts!

If I select Yes to the popup, I complete the rest of the sync without errors.

Any other information (see attached log file)
OGcalsync.log

Any additional information that may help troubleshoot the issue.
📎 Attach your OGcalsync.log file.

I apologize in advance if I didn't provide sufficient information or if this issue was previously resolved. Again, I am unable to upgrade from version 2.10.0.0. Thank you and please let me know if you have any questions.

[vxluevano]

I'm having the same issue. It seems like there is a birthday event that needs to be adjusted, but I'm not sure how to figure out which one(s) is(are) problematic.

[phw198]

Google recently started including different event types when retrieving them, but as you're reporting, not all of them work with OGCS. Later versions of OGCS explicitly specify which event types to retrieve - ie excluding eg birthday types.

https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/create-birthdays-in-google-calendar.html

[phw198]

Note @mjlipton in #2024 said:

So, in order to make this error go away, I unclicked the "Birthday" calendar type in Google to make all the birthdays go away.

Might be worth a shot...

[davidazer82]

@phw198 Paul, thank you for your feedback. Are you saying the OGCS Upgrade would resolve this issue?

[phw198]

Yup, I believe so.

[davidazer82]

@vxluevano @phw198 As a workaround, in case you dont want to upgrade to the latest OGCS, I took the following steps.

1. log into gmail calendar and access the birthdays calendar.
2. Manually enter each event in the gmail calendar into the Outlook Calendar
3. In the Gmail calendar check "Brithdays" then settings and sharing

5. uncheck the box labeled "Sync from [email protected]
6. Perform a sync in OGCS and confirm no popup error message appears

Thank you Paul. I love your product and its helped me get organized since I used it in 2021 when my daughter was born!

[phw198]

Thanks for the update @davidazer82 and glad you found a workaround! Always nice to hear how useful people find the software.

In case it helps anyone else that can't upgrade, step 2 could be achieved automatically by setting OGCS to sync one way from Google to Outlook, complete the remaining steps and then back to two way sync.