restarted when the cloning process is completed.

To clone a volume:

1. Sign in to Docker Desktop. You must be signed in to clone a volume.
2. In the **Volumes** view, select the **Clone** icon in the **Actions** column
   for the volume you want to clone.
3. In the **Clone a volume** modal, specify a **Volume name**, and then select
   **Clone**.

## Delete one or more volumes

Deleting a volume deletes the volume and all its data. When a container is using
a volume, you can't delete the volume, even if the container is stopped.
You must first stop and remove any containers
using the volume before you can delete the volume.

To delete a volume:

1. In the **Volumes** view, select **Delete** icon in the **Actions** column for
   the volume you want to delete.
2. In the **Delete volume?** modal, select **Delete forever**.

To delete multiple volumes:

1. In the **Volumes** view, select the checkbox next to all the volumes you want
   to delete.
2. Select **Delete**.
3. In the **Delete volumes?** modal, select **Delete forever**.

## Empty a volume

Emptying a volume deletes all a volume's data, but doesn't delete the volume.
When emptying a volume used by one or more running containers, the containers
are temporarily stopped while Docker empties the data, and then restarted when
the emptying process is completed.

To empty a volume:

1. Sign in to Docker Desktop. You must be signed in to empty a volume.
2. In the **Volumes** view, select the volume you want to empty.
3. Next to **Import**, select the **More volume actions** icon, and then select **Empty volume**.
4. In the **Empty a volume?** modal, select **Empty**.

## Export a volume

You can export the content of a volume to a local file, a local image, and to an
image in Docker Hub, or to a supported cloud provider. When exporting content
from a volume used by one or more running containers, the containers are
temporarily stopped while Docker exports the content, and then restarted when
the export process is completed.

You can either [export a volume now](#export-a-volume-now) or [schedule a recurring export](#schedule-a-volume-export).

### Export a volume now

1. Sign in to Docker Desktop. You must be signed in to export a volume.
2. In the **Volumes** view, select the volume you want to export.
3. Select the **Exports** tab.
4. Select **Quick export**.
5. Select whether to export the volume to **Local or Hub storage** or **External
   cloud storage**, then specify the following additional details depending on
   your selection.

   {{< tabs >}}
   {{< tab name="Local or Hub storage" >}}
   
   - **Local file**: Specify a file name and select a folder.
   - **Local image**: Select a local image to export the content to. Any
    existing data in the image will be replaced by the exported content.
   - **New image**: Specify a name for the new image.
   - **Registry**: Specify a Docker Hub repository.

   {{< /tab >}}
   {{< tab name="External cloud storage" >}}

   You must have a [Docker Business subscription](../../subscription/details.md) to export to an external cloud provider.

   Select your cloud provider and then specify the URL to upload to the storage.
   Refer to the following documentation for your cloud provider to learn how to
   obtain a URL.

   - Amazon Web Services: [Create a presigned URL for Amazon S3 using an AWS SDK](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/example_s3_Scenario_PresignedUrl_section.html)
   - Microsoft Azure: [Generate a SAS token and URL](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/kusto/api/connection-strings/generate-sas-token)