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A data analyst is attempting to drop a table my_table. The analyst wants to delete all table metadata and data.
They run the following command:
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS my_table;
While the object no longer appears when they run SHOW TABLES, the data files still exist.
Which of the following describes why the data files still exist and the metadata files were deleted?
Question Posted on 18 Sep 2026
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A data analyst is attempting to drop a table mytable
A data analyst is attempting to drop a table my_table. The analyst wants to delete all table metadata and data.
They run the following command:
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS my_table;
While the object no longer appears when they run SHOW TABLES, the data files still exist.
Which of the following describes why the data files still exist and the metadata files were deleted?
Choose the correct option from below list
(1)The table's data was larger than 10 GB
(2)The table did not have a location
(3)The table was external
(4)The table's data was smaller than 10 GB
(5)The table was managed
Answer:-(3)The table was external | |
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