diff --git a/product_docs/docs/epas/18/database_administration/02_edb_loader/invoking_edb_loader/direct_path_load.mdx b/product_docs/docs/epas/18/database_administration/02_edb_loader/invoking_edb_loader/direct_path_load.mdx
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--- a/product_docs/docs/epas/18/database_administration/02_edb_loader/invoking_edb_loader/direct_path_load.mdx
+++ b/product_docs/docs/epas/18/database_administration/02_edb_loader/invoking_edb_loader/direct_path_load.mdx
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ The restrictions on the target table of a direct path load are:
     -   You can't use SQL expressions in the data field definitions of the `INTO TABLE` clause.
     -   The `FREEZE` option isn't supported for direct path loading.
 
+!!! Warning
+    Don't use a direct path to load data into the TDE database. This will cause permanent and unrecoverable damage to the relation files at the data-block level. 
+
 ## Running the direct path load
 
 To run a direct path load, add the `DIRECT=TRUE` option: