access to dbfs file browser not present in free edition?

[darshank97]

I am not able to access the dbfs file browser in databricks free edition. Can anyone help me out, please?

[Khaja_Zaffer]

Hello  @darshank97 

you have to enable the DBFS file browser in the admin console. Have you done that. it will be in settings > advanced > select DBFS File Browser (Enable or disable DBFS File Browser), once selected refresh the page. 

This should resolve it. You can browse the DBFS from the catalog or you can find "Upload dfbs...." from the File menu in a notebook. 

[darshank97]

I don't see that option in the free version. Please guide me if there is any other alternative method

[szymon_dybczak · Accepted solution]

Hi @darshank97 ,

In Free Edition dbfs is disabled. You should use Unity Catalog for that purpose anyway. DBFS is depracated pattern of interacting with storage.

So, to use volume perform following steps:

Go to Catalgos (1) -> Click workspace catalog (2) -> Click default schema -> Clikc Create button (3)

On the Create button (3) you will have an option to create volume. Pick a name and then create volume.

If you did that, your new volume should appear in Unity Catalog under default schema. Now you will have an option to upload file to Volume:

And here's an example of how to read csv from volume into dataframe:

[darshank97]

Thank you Sir

[BS_THE_ANALYST · Accepted solution]

@darshank97 
https://docs.databricks.com/aws/en/dbfs/ (deprecated i.e. legacy). Moving towards Unity Catalog.
https://docs.databricks.com/aws/en/getting-started/free-edition-limitations Doesn't support legacy features.

As mentioned by @szymon_dybczak  above, you should be using Unity Catalog. For more info on this, Databricks have a nice overview video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZSf9iU7X0o 

All the best,
BS


All the best,
BS

[Khaja_Zaffer]

I am using signup for free edition(community edition) > it works for me. @szymon_dybczak @BS_THE_ANALYST 

yeah legacy one doesnt show any dbfs mode 

[szymon_dybczak]

Hi @Khaja_Zaffer ,

You're wrong. You screenshot is from legacy databricks community edition which won't be available in the near future. @darshank97  is asking about new, Databricks Free edtion. In Free Edition you won't find this setting due to reasons I've explained in answer above.

[Khaja_Zaffer]

Dear sir @szymon_dybczak 

can you check from your end once? the legacy databricks edition doesnt even show AI/ML features. why would I lie. 🙂

[szymon_dybczak]

I'm not saying you're lying. If your screenshot is coming from free edition then this is really weird. Look at other threads, no one is able to see this setting. Here's how it look on my side ( I marked with red rectangle databricks logs, which clearly shows that I'm using free edition):

But anyway, if it works on your side then try to upload some file to dbfs and share screen with us. I would be surprised that for some of us they disabled this feature and others can access it.

[Advika]

Hello all,

For clarity, access to the DBFS root in workspace storage isn't available in the Free edition (not the legacy, Community Edition).