Hi, George, I think that's the only way you can do now.
-- Best Regards, longmans At 2012-08-07 14:08:09,"Babe Ruth" <gtevelde-h...@hotmail.com> wrote: Hello, I created a managed table in HIVE when i intended for it to be external, is it possible for me to change the table back to external? OR do I have to copy the data to a new directory, drop the table, then copy it back? Thanks, George