Unable to create a folder inside DBFS on Community Edition

sachin_kanchan — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 10:18:45 GMT

Im using the Community Edition.

Trying to create a storage folder inside DBFS -> Filestore for my datasets. I click on Create, give a folder name, and poof. Nothing. No new folder.
Tried refreshing, logging out and logging in. Tried to create folder multiple times. Nothing works.

Re: Unable to create a folder inside DBFS on Community Edition

Vidhi_Khaitan — Wed, 14 May 2025 14:08:40 GMT

Hi Sachin,

For DBFS V1 used in Community Edition, there may be limitations regarding the creation of folders or changes to file structures, particularly under specific paths such as /FileStore, which is commonly used to store datasets, plots, and other files. If you encounter issues with the UI, it might be related to permissions or a limitation of the Community Edition.

Instead of relying on the GUI to create folders, you can try using the dbutils.fs.mkdirs command in a notebook to programmatically create a folder in DBFS.

dbutils.fs.mkdirs("dbfs:/FileStore/your-folder-name")

You can also consider using the command-line interface (CLI) to achieve this. Here is how you can create a directory in DBFS using the CLI:

bash
databricks fs mkdirs dbfs:/path/to/your/directory

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