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Can I convert an existing Parquet table to Delta without having to copy the data over?

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aladda
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Yes Convert to Delta allows for converting a parquet table into Delta format in place by adding a transaction log, infering the schema and also collecting stats to improve query performance - https://docs.databricks.com/spark/latest/spark-sql/language-manual/delta-convert-to-delta.html

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