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@@ -590,8 +590,8 @@
public class HFileOutputFormat2
     FileSystem fs = FileSystem.get(job.getConfiguration());
     Path partitionsPath = new Path("/tmp", "partitions_" + UUID.randomUUID());
     fs.makeQualified(partitionsPath);
-    fs.deleteOnExit(partitionsPath);
     writePartitions(job.getConfiguration(), partitionsPath, splitPoints);
+    fs.deleteOnExit(partitionsPath);
 
     // configure job to use it
     job.setPartitionerClass(TotalOrderPartitioner.class);
