topic If I delete a table through the UI, does it also delete the underlying files? in Data Engineering https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/if-i-delete-a-table-through-the-ui-does-it-also-delete-the/m-p/20289#M13675 <P>I am using the UI in the workspace. I can use the Data tab to see my tables, then use the delete option through the UI. But I know there are underlying files that contain the tables data. Are these files also being deleted?</P> Thu, 24 Jun 2021 22:10:16 GMT User16826992666 2021-06-24T22:10:16Z If I delete a table through the UI, does it also delete the underlying files? https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/if-i-delete-a-table-through-the-ui-does-it-also-delete-the/m-p/20289#M13675 <P>I am using the UI in the workspace. I can use the Data tab to see my tables, then use the delete option through the UI. But I know there are underlying files that contain the tables data. Are these files also being deleted?</P> Thu, 24 Jun 2021 22:10:16 GMT https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/if-i-delete-a-table-through-the-ui-does-it-also-delete-the/m-p/20289#M13675 User16826992666 2021-06-24T22:10:16Z Re: If I delete a table through the UI, does it also delete the underlying files? https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/if-i-delete-a-table-through-the-ui-does-it-also-delete-the/m-p/20290#M13676 <P>If the table is external the files are not deleted. For managed table, the underlying files get deleted. Essentially a "DROP TABLE" command is submitted under the hood. </P> Thu, 24 Jun 2021 23:20:17 GMT https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/if-i-delete-a-table-through-the-ui-does-it-also-delete-the/m-p/20290#M13676 brickster_2018 2021-06-24T23:20:17Z