If I create a clone of a Delta table, does it stay in sync with the original table?

[User16826992666]

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?

[sajith_appukutt · Accepted solution]

The clone is not a replica and so updates made to the original delta table wouldn't be applies to the clone.

However, shallow clones reference data files in the source directory. If you run vacuum on the source table, clients will no longer be able to read the referenced data files and could result in an exception