topic Re: If I create a clone of a Delta table, does it stay in sync with the original table? in Data Engineering https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/if-i-create-a-clone-of-a-delta-table-does-it-stay-in-sync-with/m-p/23522#M16247 <P>The clone is not a replica and so updates made to the original delta table wouldn't be applies to the clone. </P><P></P><P>However, shallow clones reference data files in the source directory. If you run&nbsp;vacuum&nbsp;on the source table, clients will no longer be able to read the referenced data files and could result in an exception</P> Fri, 18 Jun 2021 07:03:14 GMT sajith_appukutt 2021-06-18T07:03:14Z If I create a clone of a Delta table, does it stay in sync with the original table? https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/if-i-create-a-clone-of-a-delta-table-does-it-stay-in-sync-with/m-p/23521#M16246 <P>Basically wondering what happens to the clone when updates are made to the original Delta table. Will the changes apply to the cloned table as well?</P> Thu, 17 Jun 2021 03:08:36 GMT https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/if-i-create-a-clone-of-a-delta-table-does-it-stay-in-sync-with/m-p/23521#M16246 User16826992666 2021-06-17T03:08:36Z Re: If I create a clone of a Delta table, does it stay in sync with the original table? https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/if-i-create-a-clone-of-a-delta-table-does-it-stay-in-sync-with/m-p/23522#M16247 <P>The clone is not a replica and so updates made to the original delta table wouldn't be applies to the clone. </P><P></P><P>However, shallow clones reference data files in the source directory. If you run&nbsp;vacuum&nbsp;on the source table, clients will no longer be able to read the referenced data files and could result in an exception</P> Fri, 18 Jun 2021 07:03:14 GMT https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/if-i-create-a-clone-of-a-delta-table-does-it-stay-in-sync-with/m-p/23522#M16247 sajith_appukutt 2021-06-18T07:03:14Z