Disable encrytion for sharepoint document

Question

Hi,

I want to remove encrytion from one of my sharepoint site documents. I could not find the setting . Please help me to change the setting.

Thank You!

Irin

Answer 1

Hi @Irin Sultana ,

You can try the following steps:

1. Run SharePoint Online Management Shell as an admin.
2. Run the following command:

 # Connect to SharePoint
   Connect-SPOService -Url https://<yourtenant>-admin.sharepoint.com
# Remove encryption from a document:
   Set-SPOFile -SiteRelativeUrl "<site-relative-url>/<document-library>/<document-name>" -EncryptionPassword "" -RemoveEncryption

Replace "<site-relative-url>" with the relative URL of the SharePoint Online site where the document is located, "<document-library>" with the name of the document library where the document is located, and "<document-name>" with the name of the document you want to remove encryption from.

Please note that you will need to have the appropriate permissions to use PowerShell to remove encryption from a document in a SharePoint Online library. If you do not have the appropriate permissions, you will need to contact your SharePoint Online administrator for assistance.

And there is an article for your reference:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/sharepoint-online/unlock-sposensitivitylabelencryptedfile?view=sharepoint-ps

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