Oracle DBA, How To, Error, Cause and Action

ORA-01259: unable to delete datafile string

ORA-01259: unable to delete datafile string




Cause: A DROP TABLESPACE INCLUDING CONTENTS AND DATAFILES operation was not able to delete a datafile in the tablespace.




Action: Subsequent errors describe the operating system error that prevented the file deletion. Fix the problem, if possible, and manually purge the file.