topic What is the default location where dataframes are written if I don't specify a location? in Data Engineering https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/what-is-the-default-location-where-dataframes-are-written-if-i/m-p/19623#M13177 <P>If I save a dataframe without specifying a location, where will it end up?</P> Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:05:30 GMT User16826992666 2021-06-25T16:05:30Z What is the default location where dataframes are written if I don't specify a location? https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/what-is-the-default-location-where-dataframes-are-written-if-i/m-p/19623#M13177 <P>If I save a dataframe without specifying a location, where will it end up?</P> Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:05:30 GMT https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/what-is-the-default-location-where-dataframes-are-written-if-i/m-p/19623#M13177 User16826992666 2021-06-25T16:05:30Z Re: What is the default location where dataframes are written if I don't specify a location? https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/what-is-the-default-location-where-dataframes-are-written-if-i/m-p/19624#M13178 <P>You cant save a dataframe without specifying a location. </P><P>If you are using saveAsTable API then the table will be created in the hive warehouse location. The default location is user.hive.warehouse</P> Fri, 25 Jun 2021 21:30:38 GMT https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/what-is-the-default-location-where-dataframes-are-written-if-i/m-p/19624#M13178 brickster_2018 2021-06-25T21:30:38Z