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  2. I'd try:
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  4. ecryptfs-setup-private --undo
  5. But other user suggest a longer method:
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  7. 1st thing to do : BACKUP YOUR HOME I can't say it louder... basically undoing encryption is equivalent to resetting (rm -rf) your home, which is in fact hidden by a mount.
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  9. 2nd step : log out of any desktop manager and go to a virtual console (CTRL-ALT-F1) Finally : for details :
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  11. ecryptfs-setup-private --undo
  12. In the event that you want to remove your eCryptfs Private Directory setup, you will need to very carefully perform the following actions manually:
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  14. Obtain your Private directory mountpoint
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  16. PRIVATE=cat ~/.ecryptfs/Private.mnt 2>/dev/null || echo $HOME/Private
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  18. Ensure that you have moved all relevant data out of your $PRIVATE directory
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  20. Unmount your encrypted private directory
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  22. ecryptfs-umount-private
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  24. Make your Private directory writable again
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  26. chmod 700 $PRIVATE
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  28. Remove $PRIVATE, ~/.Private, ~/.ecryptfs Note: THIS IS VERY PERMANENT, BE VERY CAREFUL
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  30. rm -rf $PRIVATE ~/.Private ~/.ecryptfs
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  32. Uninstall the utilities (this is specific to your Linux distribution)
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  34. sudo apt-get remove ecryptfs-utils libecryptfs0
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  36. I would say step 5 is a bit wrong : there's no need to delete $PRIVATE, which was for me my home....
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  38. After .Private and .ecryptfs deletion, just restore your home :]
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