Unencrypt volume data in ONTAP

09/12/2025 Contributors

You can use the volume move start command to move and unencrypt volume data.

Before you begin

You must be a cluster administrator to perform this task.

Steps

Move an existing encrypted volume and unencrypt the data on the volume:

volume move start -vserver SVM_name -volume volume_name -destination-aggregate aggregate_name -encrypt-destination false

Learn more about volume move start in the ONTAP command reference.

The following command moves an existing volume named vol1 to the destination aggregate aggr3 and unencrypts the data on the volume:
```
cluster1::> volume move start -vserver vs1 -volume vol1 -destination-aggregate aggr3 -encrypt-destination false
```
The system deletes the encryption key for the volume. The data on the volume is unencrypted.
Verify that the volume is disabled for encryption:

volume show -encryption

Learn more about volume show in the ONTAP command reference.

The following command displays whether volumes on cluster1 are encrypted:
```
cluster1::> volume show -encryption

Vserver  Volume   Aggregate   State    Encryption State
-------  ------   ---------   -----    ----------------
vs1      vol1     aggr1       online   none
```