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Command to Drop a Datafile in Oracle 10gR2 (10.2) (Doc ID 314095.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 10.2.0.1 to 11.2.0.1 [Release 10.2 to 11.2]
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 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.

Purpose

 From Oracle 10.2 we now support the ability to drop a datafile from a tablespace through the ALTER TABLESPACE command.

Scope

 This note can be useful for Database Administrators and Support Analysts to understand how to drop a datafile (with obvious restrictions).

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