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"ORA-00059: Maximum Number Of DB_FILES Exceeded" (Doc ID 1589201.1)

Last updated on NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 10.2.0.2 and later
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Gen 1 Exadata Cloud at Customer (Oracle Exadata Database Cloud Machine) - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Exadata Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

ERROR
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ORA-00059: maximum number of DB_FILES exceeded


STEPS
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While trying to add a datafile

Cause

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Symptoms
Cause
Solution
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