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What happens to the metadata (delta log, history) and the data stored in the storage when you drop an external DELTA table using the SQL command DROP TABLE table_name?
DROP TABLE table_name
A
Drops table from metastore, metadata (delta log, history), and data in storage
B
Drops table from metastore, data but keeps metadata (delta log, history) in storage
C
Drops table from metastore, metadata (delta log, history) but keeps the data in storage
D
Drops table from metastore, but keeps metadata (delta log, history) and data in storage
E
Drops table from metastore and data in storage but keeps metadata (delta log, history)