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Value in BYTES Column Greater than MAXBYTES Column in DBA_DATA_FILES (Doc ID 197244.1)

Last updated on NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Database Backup Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Exadata Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 8.0.3.0 and later
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Purpose

This document explains why the value in BYTES column of DBA_DATA_FILES can be GREATER than MAXBYTES value.

Scope

 This article can be used by DBAs and Support Analysts.

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