Unable to delete folder in databricks "DBFS://

prado 1 Reputation point
2020-12-17T04:16:28.657+00:00

Hi,

When I run the command %fs ls '/' in the results I see a folder path as "dbfs://" and name as "/".
and tried to run the command in the notebook %fs ls '//' I get the java error and even not able to delete the folder.
Please help me how to remove the folder.

Thanks!

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  1. PRADEEPCHEEKATLA-MSFT 88,381 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
    2020-12-17T05:31:43.58+00:00

    Hello @prado ,

    Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A platform.

    When you say "When I run the command %fs ls '/' in the results I see a folder path as "dbfs://" and name as "/".", could you please share the screenshot?

    Note: When I run the command %fs ls '/' in the results I see a folder path as dbfs:/.

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    How to delete a folder in databricks "DBFS:/"? 

    # List the DBFS root  
  
%fs ls  
  
# Recursively remove the files under foobar  
  
%fs rm -r dbfs:/foobar

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    For more details, refer Azure Databricks - Access DBFS.

    Hope this helps. Do let us know if you any further queries.

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