--- description: For the calendar items which are shown as "Free" or "Tentative", you may want to remove their reminders. Now, in this article, we will introduce 2 methods which can let you get it in bulk. title: 2 Ways to Batch Remove Reminders from All Free or Tentative Calendar Items in Outlook image: https://www.datanumen.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/change-to-list-view.jpg --- - - - [Home](https://www.datanumen.com/blogs/) > [Solutions](https://www.datanumen.com/blogs/category/solutions/) > [Office Solutions](https://www.datanumen.com/blogs/category/solutions/office-solutions/) > [Outlook Solutions](https://www.datanumen.com/blogs/category/solutions/office-solutions/outlook-solutions/) > 2 Ways to Batch Remove Reminders from All Free or Tentative Calendar Items in Outlook # 2 Ways to Batch Remove Reminders from All Free or Tentative Calendar Items in Outlook [Outlook Solutions](https://www.datanumen.com/blogs/category/solutions/office-solutions/outlook-solutions/) September 29, 2025 Share Now: - - - - - - - - *For the calendar items which are shown as “Free” or “Tentative”, you may want to remove their reminders. Now, in this article, we will introduce 2 methods which can let you get it in bulk.* Perhaps you’ve configured a default reminder time for all calendar items. In this case, no matter busy, out-of-office, free or tentative items, they will always have a reminder enabled. However, usually, the free and tentative items actually do not require reminders. Hence, you want to batch remove reminders from such items. So, here we will teach you 2 means to realize it in one go. ## Method 1: Batch Remove in One Calendar Manually 1. First off, open a calendar. 2. Then, shift to “View” tab and click “Change View” > “List”.![Change to List View](https://www.datanumen.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/change-to-list-view.jpg "Change to List View") 3. Next, click “View Settings” button. 4. In the popup dialog box, hit “Group By” button. 5. After that, in another new dialog, select “Reminder” in “Group items by” and click “OK”.![Group Items by Reminder]( "Group Items by Reminder") 6. Later, click “Columns” button. 7. In the “Show Columns” dialog, add “Show Time As” column and hit “OK”.![Add "Show Time As" Column]( "Add \"Show Time As\" Column") 8. Subsequently, click “OK” to save the view settings. 9. In calendar item list, find and select all the free/tentative items in “Reminder: Yes” group. 10. Finally, drag and drop them to the “Reminder: No” group.![Drag \& Drop Selected Items to "Reminder: No" Group]( "Drag & Drop Selected Items to \"Reminder: No\" Group") ## Method 2: Batch Remove in All Calendars with VBA 1. In the first place, press “Alt + F11” to trigger VBA editor. 2. Then, copy the VBA code below into a module. ``` Sub RemoveReminders_TentativeCalendarItems() Dim objStore As Outlook.Store Dim objFolder As Outlook.Folder For Each objStore In Application.Session.Stores 'Process all Calendar folders For Each objFolder In objStore.GetRootFolder.Folders If objFolder.DefaultItemType = olAppointmentItem Then Call ProcessFolders(objFolder) End If Next Next End Sub Sub ProcessFolders(ByVal objCalendar As Outlook.Folder) Dim i As Long Dim objAppointment As Outlook.AppointmentItem Dim objSubCalendar As Outlook.Folder 'Remove Reminders from Free/Tentative Calendar Items For i = objCalendar.Items.Count To 1 Step -1 Set objAppointment = objCalendar.Items(i) If objAppointment.BusyStatus = olFree Or objAppointment.BusyStatus = olTentative Then If objAppointment.ReminderSet = True Then objAppointment.ReminderSet = False objAppointment.Save End If End If Next 'Process Subfolders Recursively If objCalendar.Folders.Count > 0 Then For Each objSubCalendar In objCalendar.Folders Call ProcessFolders(objSubCalendar) Next End If End Sub ``` ![VBA Code - Batch Remove Reminders from All Free or Tentative Calendar Items]( "VBA Code - Batch Remove Reminders from All Free or Tentative Calendar Items") 3. Afterwards, move cursor into the first subroutine. 4. Finally, press “F5” key. 5. At once, all the reminders of free or tentative calendar items will be removed.![All Free/Tentative Calendar Items Have No Reminder]( "All Free/Tentative Calendar Items Have No Reminder") ## Cope with Disturbing Outlook Troubles It’s pretty common to encounter miscellaneous problems in Outlook, such as PST file damage, virus infection, accidental item deletion, etc. In order to tackle them in time and effectively, it’s advisable to keep a reliable [PST repair](https://www.datanumen.com/outlook-repair/) tool in vicinity, like DataNumen Outlook Repair. It can save you from annoying Outlook data loss. ## Author Introduction: Shirley Zhang is a data recovery expert in DataNumen, Inc., which is the world leader in data recovery technologies, including [repair mdf](https://www.datanumen.com/sql-recovery/) and outlook repair software products. 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