DBFS mounts

DBFS mounts is deprecated, replaced by Unity Catalog Volumes (deprecated 2024).

DBFS mounts → Init scripts on DBFS → Unity Catalog Volumes

Mounting cloud object storage into the DBFS namespace under /mnt.

• A single `dbutils.fs.mount` made a cloud storage bucket look like a local /mnt path to everyone on the cluster - convenient, and entirely outside per-user governance. 🔗
• New workspaces are now provisioned without mount access at all. 🔗

Category

Data governance

Deprecated

2024🔗

Also known as

/mnt, dbutils.fs.mount, mount points

Verified

2026-07-18