Explanation:
Executing the VACUUM command on a Delta table removes unused data files that are older than a specified retention period. This action prevents the ability to time travel back to versions older than the retention threshold. For more details, refer to Databricks documentation.
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A data engineer attempts to use Delta time travel to revert a table to a previous version but encounters an error indicating the data files are missing. Which command, when executed on the table, would result in the deletion of these data files?
A
OPTIMIZE
B
DEEP CLONE
C
VACUUM
D
ZORDER BY
E
DELETE