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📊 Conflict Blocking

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Mirror selected commitments as generic Busy blocks on another calendar without copying their details.

Configure Conflict Blocking

Open Settings → Calendars → Conflict Blocking. Choose the source calendars whose occupied times should be protected, then choose a destination calendar.

InstaCal mirrors matching private commitments as generic Busy blocks. The destination receives the time needed to prevent double-booking, not the source title, attendees, notes or location.

InstaCal Conflict Blocking settings for source and destination calendars
Conflict Blocking copies only the time as a generic Busy item, not the private title or notes.

Avoid loops and duplicates

Do not select the destination as one of its own sources. Review the preview before enabling a rule, especially when two accounts already subscribe to each other’s free/busy information.

Remove a rule

Disable or delete the Conflict Blocking configuration from Settings. Review any destination blocks according to the confirmation shown; the source events remain untouched.

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