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"ORA-01549: tablespace not empty, use INCLUDING CONTENTS option" Reported Even When Tablespace Does Not Have Any Segments. (Doc ID 1591998.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 03, 2022

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 11.2.0.3 and later
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.Symptoms

Drop Tablespace <tablespace_name>  raises the following  error.

ORA-01549: tablespace not empty, use INCLUDING CONTENTS option

However DBA_SEGEMENTS or SEG$ shows  NO segment in this tablespace.

 

Cause

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