---
title: DELTA_UNIFORM_COMPATIBILITY_MISSING_OR_INVALID_LOCATION error condition | Databricks on AWS
source: https://docs.databricks.com/aws/en/error-messages/delta-uniform-compatibility-missing-or-invalid-location-error-class
ingestedAt: "2026-06-18T08:07:37.101Z"
---

[SQLSTATE: 42601](https://docs.databricks.com/aws/en/error-messages/sqlstates#class-42-syntax-error-or-access-rule-violation)

Missing or invalid location for Uniform compatibility format. Please set an empty directory for delta.universalFormat.compatibility.location. Failed reason:

## ACCESS\_DENIED[​](#access_denied "Direct link to ACCESS_DENIED")

Cannot access the location. Error: `<error>`

## CANNOT\_BE\_BLANK[​](#cannot_be_blank "Direct link to CANNOT_BE_BLANK")

The location cannot be blank.

## DIRECTORY\_NOT\_EMPTY[​](#directory_not_empty "Direct link to DIRECTORY_NOT_EMPTY")

The specified directory `<path>` is not empty.

## DOES\_NOT\_EXIST[​](#does_not_exist "Direct link to DOES_NOT_EXIST")

The specified location `<path>` does not exist.

## NOT\_DIRECTORY[​](#not_directory "Direct link to NOT_DIRECTORY")

The specified location `<path>` is not a directory.

## NOT\_SET[​](#not_set "Direct link to NOT_SET")

The config is not set.
