https://community.databricks.com/t5/get-started-discussions/deleting-external-table-takes-8-hrs/m-p/49306#M1575 <P>Hi,<BR /><BR />I am trying to delete the data from the external partitioned table, it has around 3 years of data, and the partition is created on the date column.</P><P>I am trying to delete each partition first and then the schema of the table, which takes around 8hrs of time. Is there any way to reduce this time?</P><P>Thanks.</P> Mon, 16 Oct 2023 14:08:20 GMT Ankita1 2023-10-16T14:08:20Z https://community.databricks.com/t5/get-started-discussions/deleting-external-table-takes-8-hrs/m-p/49306#M1575 <P>Hi,<BR /><BR />I am trying to delete the data from the external partitioned table, it has around 3 years of data, and the partition is created on the date column.</P><P>I am trying to delete each partition first and then the schema of the table, which takes around 8hrs of time. Is there any way to reduce this time?</P><P>Thanks.</P> Mon, 16 Oct 2023 14:08:20 GMT https://community.databricks.com/t5/get-started-discussions/deleting-external-table-takes-8-hrs/m-p/49306#M1575 Ankita1 2023-10-16T14:08:20Z