# How to Import an ICS File Into Google Calendar

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To import an .ics file into Google Calendar, open Settings, choose Import & export, select the file, pick which calendar it goes into and click Import. It must be done on a computer, and the events are copied once and do not update.

## Step by step
1. Open calendar.google.com on a computer and click the gear, then **Settings**.
2. In the left column, click **Import & export**.
3. Click **Select file from your computer** and choose the file.
4. Under **Add to calendar**, pick where the events should land.
5. Click **Import**.

## Good to know
- Import into a new, empty calendar when you can. If it goes wrong, you delete that one calendar and nothing else.
- An imported file is a copy. To follow changes, [subscribe to it by link](https://gocutline.com/how-to/subscribe-to-ics-google-calendar/) instead.
- Google accepts .ics and .csv files here.

## Source
This guide follows [Google Calendar Help](https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/37118?hl=en). Menus change now and then, so check there if a button has moved.

## Plan around your calendar
Linked Google calendars show in your week as read-only blocks. [How to link Google Calendar to Cutline](https://gocutline.com/integrations/google-calendar/).

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