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 ## Decoupling {#lvol_decoupling}
 
-Blobs can be decoupled from all dependencies by copying data from backing devices (e.g. snapshots) for all allocated clusters. Remaining unallocated clusters are kept thin provisioned.
+Blobs can be decoupled from their parent blob by copying data from backing devices (e.g. snapshots) for all allocated clusters. Remaining unallocated clusters are kept thin provisioned.
+Note: When decouple is performed, only single dependency is removed. To remove all dependencies in a chain of blobs depending on each other, multiple calls need to be issued.
 
 # Configuring Logical Volumes