When refreshing schema I want any columns that have been removed or changed to not persist

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When refreshing schema I want any columns that have been removed or changed to not persist. Fore example if the source removes a column of data, I want that to be removed as well on the destination. Currently it just keeps the column and puts values in it as blank. Unless there is a setting I am missing that accomplishes this.
Thanks for your guidance and help!
TS

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Hi, @tstuart! It should be possible to prevent columns that have been removed or changed from persisting. When refreshing the source schema, Airbyte will detect any changes and display them in the Refreshed source schema dialog. You can review the changes and click OK to close the dialog. Then, in the streams table, the stream with a breaking change is highlighted. You can fix the breaking change by selecting a new Cursor or Primary key. Finally, scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save changes. It is also recommended to reset streams when you save the changes. A reset will delete data in the destination of the affected streams and then re-sync that data.

Could you give me more details on your setup - Airbyte version, connectors, what you’ve tried so far?