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Shortcut Managed Table
The Tables section of a Lakehouse is for both managed and unmanaged tables. So you can create a managed table and as you say data will be deleted along with the table if you delete it. You can also create an unmanaged table in the Tables section eg over data in the Files area of a Lakehouse, and yes data won't be deleted.
Shortcuts are just a quick way of referencing external data without having to manage a table definition.
However with shortcuts you need to be careful as you can delete the source files if you select a folder or file under the shortcut and delete. Deleting the shortcut definition itself won't delete the source data.
The Tables section of a Lakehouse is for both managed and unmanaged tables. So you can create a managed table and as you say data will be deleted along with the table if you delete it. You can also create an unmanaged table in the Tables section eg over data in the Files area of a Lakehouse, and yes data won't be deleted.
Shortcuts are just a quick way of referencing external data without having to manage a table definition.
However with shortcuts you need to be careful as you can delete the source files if you select a folder or file under the shortcut and delete. Deleting the shortcut definition itself won't delete the source data.