How to fix the error ORA-00350: log string of instance string (thread string) needs to be archived?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-00350: log string of instance string (thread string) needs to be archived with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-00350: log string of instance string (thread string) needs to be archived

Reason for the Error ORA-00350: log string of instance string (thread string) needs to be archived

The command cannot be done because the log has not been archived, and media recovery has been enabled.

How to fix the Error ORA-00350: log string of instance string (thread string) needs to be archived ?

You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps

Archive the log or disable media recovery. If the command supports an UNARCHIVED option then it can be used. However this may result in making backups unuseable, and forcing the drop of some offline files.