Index: calendar/backends/file/e-cal-backend-file.c
===================================================================
--- calendar/backends/file/e-cal-backend-file.c.orig
+++ calendar/backends/file/e-cal-backend-file.c
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ save_file_when_idle (gpointer user_data)
 	GnomeVFSFileSize out;
 	gchar *tmp, *backup_uristr;
 	char *buf;
+	char *error = NULL;
 	ECalBackendFile *cbfile = user_data;
 	
 	priv = cbfile->priv;
@@ -206,12 +207,15 @@ save_file_when_idle (gpointer user_data)
 	g_static_rec_mutex_unlock (&priv->idle_save_rmutex);
 	e_cal_backend_notify_error (E_CAL_BACKEND (cbfile),
 				  _("Cannot save calendar data: Malformed URI."));
-	return TRUE;
+	return FALSE;
 
  error:
 	g_static_rec_mutex_unlock (&priv->idle_save_rmutex);
-	e_cal_backend_notify_error (E_CAL_BACKEND (cbfile), gnome_vfs_result_to_string (result));
-	return TRUE;
+    /* error = g_strconcat (_("Can't save calendar data: "), gnome_vfs_result_to_string (result), NULL);
+    e_cal_backend_notify_error (E_CAL_BACKEND (cbfile), error);
+    g_free (error);  */
+    e_cal_backend_notify_error (E_CAL_BACKEND (cbfile), gnome_vfs_result_to_string (result)); 
+	return FALSE;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -526,8 +530,6 @@ add_component (ECalBackendFile *cbfile, 
 		g_assert (icalcomp != NULL);
 
 		icalcomponent_add_component (priv->icalcomp, icalcomp);
-
-		save (cbfile);
 	}
 }