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# Decrypt encrypted table
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## Method 1. Change the access method
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If you encrypted a table with the `tde_heap_basic` access method and need to decrypt it, run the following command against the desired table (`mytable` in the example below):
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```sql
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ALTER TABLE mytable SET access method heap;
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```
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Check that the table is not encrypted:
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```sql
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SELECT pg_tde_is_encrypted('mytable');
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```
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The output returns `f` meaning that the table is no longer encrypted.
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## Method 2. Create a new unencrypted table on the base of the encrypted one
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Alternatively, you can create a new unencrypted table with the same structure and data as the initial table. For example, the original encrypted table is `EncryptedCustomers`. Use the following command to create a new table `Customers`:
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```sql
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CREATE TABLE Customers AS
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SELECT * FROM EncryptedCustomers;
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```
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The new table `Customers` inherits the structure and the data from `EncryptedCustomers`.
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(Optional) If you no longer need the `EncryptedCustomers` table, you can delete it.
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```sql
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DROP TABLE EncryptedCustomers;
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```
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