DROP SCHEMA
Applies to: Databricks SQL Databricks Runtime
Drops a schema and deletes the directory associated with the schema from the file system. An
exception is thrown if the schema does not exist in the system. To drop a schema you must have the MANAGE
privilege on the schema or be its owner.
While usage of SCHEMA
and DATABASE
is interchangeable, SCHEMA
is preferred.
Parameters
IF EXISTS
If specified, no exception is thrown when the schema does not exist.
-
The name of an existing schemas in the system. If the name does not exist, an exception is thrown.
RESTRICT
If specified, restricts dropping a non-empty schema and is enabled by default.
CASCADE
If specified, drops all the associated tables and functions recursively. In Unity Catalog, dropping a schema using
CASCADE
soft-deletes tables: managed table files will be cleaned up after 30 days, but external files are not deleted. Warning! If the schema is managed by the workspace-level Hive metastore, dropping a schema usingCASCADE
recursively deletes all files in the specified location, regardless of the table type (managed or external).