Re: Drop datafile.

This command is used to put a datafile in recovery mode, not for dropping the datafile. Now you either need to do recovery, or drop the tablespace completely and re-create it.

Simply put, you cannot drop a datafile.

Suzy

Sesi Odury wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I restored the database from cold backup. There seems to be a problem with one of the datafiles. Since there is no useful data in it, I tried dropping it using...
>
> SQL> ALTER DATABASE DATAFILE '<ENTIRE PATH>' OFFLINE DROP;
>
> Database altered.
>
> I also deleted the physical file by going to that location and deleting it.
> However I still find the datafile existing.
>
> SQL> select name, status from v$datafile;
> I still find the datafile.
>
> Can someone suggest me something??
>
> Thanks a lot...
> Sesi
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