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Hi,When deletion vectors are enabled on a Delta table, is there a guarantee that MERGE, UPDATE, or DELETE operations will not rewrite unmodified data, but rather use deletion vectors to soft delete the original file?For example, suppose the table cur...

shanisolomonron

Thanks for the clarification @K_Anudeep.Sorry to circle back on this, but in your original answer you mentioned there are scenarios where a Delta table can have deletion vectors enabled yet not actually use them—for example, when the table is append-...

shanisolomonron

Thanks @K_Anudeep.Could you clarify the condition in which deletion vectors might be enabled, but I might not see the above sequence of transactions, but rather see:Remove a.parquetAdd a new file (e.g. new.parquet) containing the non-deleted + update...

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