Which command can be used to delete staged files from a Snowflake stage when the files are no longer needed?
Which command can be used to delete staged files from a Snowflake stage when the files are no longer needed?
The command to delete staged files from a Snowflake stage when the files are no longer needed is REMOVE. The REMOVE command is specifically designed to remove files from stages, either external or internal.
REMOVE Removes files from either an external (external cloud storage) or internal (i.e. Snowflake) stage. https://docs.snowflake.com/en/sql-reference/sql/remove Staged files can be deleted from a Snowflake stage (user stage, table stage, or named stage) using the following methods: Files that were loaded successfully can be deleted from the stage during a load by specifying the PURGE copy option in the COPY INTO <table> command. After the load completes, use the REMOVE command to remove the files in the stage. https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/data-load-considerations-manage