Sync doesn't finish - seems to be going back forever

I’m using 2.8.7.0 to do a one-way sync from Google to Outlook. I have it configured to go back only 14 days but it seems to take forever to finish. Looking at the detailed logs, I see messages like:

2021-06-28 20:40:33,342 DEBUG  7 OutlookGoogleCalendarSync.GoogleOgcs.Calendar [261] -  Retrieving all events from Google: 5/26/2019 -> 5/27/2019
2021-06-28 20:40:33,342 DEBUG  7 OutlookGoogleCalendarSync.GoogleOgcs.Calendar [261] -  Retrieving all events from Google: 5/26/2019 -> 5/27/2019

Even going back now to 2007. Is this normal behavior? If I’m asking it to only sync 14 days back, shouldn’t it only be looking back to 6/14/2021, not back to May 2019? Or am I misunderstanding the logic?

My settings are below.

CheckShortcut: directory=Startup; subdir=
Logging level configured to 'All'
OUTLOOK SETTINGS:-
  Service: DefaultMailbox
  Mailbox/FolderStore Name: 
  Calendar: Default Calendar 
  Category Filter: Exclude
  Categories: 
  Only Responded Invites: False
  Filter String: g
  GAL Blocked: False
  Disconnect Between Sync: False
GOOGLE SETTINGS:-
  Calendar: Adam Kessel (ID: ...)
  Exclude Declined Invites: True
  Exclude Goals: True
  Personal API Keys: False
    Client Identifier: 
    Client Secret: 
  API attendee limit in effect: False
  API attendee limit last reached: 1/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
  Cloak Email: True
SYNC OPTIONS:-
 How
  SyncDirection: Outlook ← Google
  MergeItems: True
  DisableDelete: False
  ConfirmOnDelete: True
  SetEntriesPrivate: True
  SetEntriesAvailable: True; olBusy
  SetEntriesColour: True; olCategoryColorTeal; "Personal"
  SingleCategoryOnly: False
  Obfuscate Words: False
 When
  DaysInThePast: 14
  DaysInTheFuture:365
  SyncInterval: 15
  SyncIntervalUnit: Minutes
  Push Changes: False
 What
  AddLocation: True
  AddDescription: True; OnlyToGoogle: True
  AddAttendees: True <200
  AddColours: False
  AddReminders: False
    UseGoogleDefaultReminder: False
    UseOutlookDefaultReminder: True
    ReminderDND: False (22:00-06:00)
PROXY:-
  Type: None
APPLICATION BEHAVIOUR:-
  ShowBubbleTooltipWhenSyncing: True
  StartOnStartup: True; DelayedStartup: 0
  HideSplashScreen: N/A
  SuppressSocialPopup: N/A
  StartInTray: True
  MinimiseToTray: True
  MinimiseNotClose: True
  ShowBubbleWhenMinimising: True
  Portable: False
  CreateCSVFiles: False
  VerboseOutput: True
  MuteClickSounds: False
  Logging Level: ALL
  Error Reporting: 
ABOUT:-
  Alpha Releases: True
  Skip Version: 
  Subscribed: 01-Jan-2000
  Timezone Database: 2021a
ENVIRONMENT:-
  Current Locale: en-US
  Short Date Format: M/d/yyyy
  Short Time Format: h:mm tt
  System Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time; DST=True
  Completed Syncs: 14

(Update - it does seem to finish eventually – but it takes a very long time!)

[cinzas]

Hi @phw198 .

I think I solved it. I had 2 or 3 recurrent meetings, from 2 years ago and with end date to 2023, with some exceptions. These meetings were causing issues. I removed them and Synch went great and fast. I asked the owner to invite me again to those meetings (removed the exceptions cases), and it is syncing fast again.

Thanks

[ajkessel]

Once an annual appointment is synced to Google, you could try putting it out of scope of future syncs by assigning it a category you exclude for OGCS. If you’re in luck, OGCS won’t try and remove it from Google either - but of course an changes to the annual event also won’t get synced.

If I’m only syncing one way – Google to Outlook – and I have no recurring items in my Google Calendar, then this shouldn’t be happening, right? Or do I also need to exclude my Outlook recurring items to avoid this behavior, even when it’s just a one-way sync to Outlook?