How to fix the error ORA-00827: could not shrink sga_target to specified value?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-00827: could not shrink sga_target to specified value with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-00827: could not shrink sga_target to specified value

Reason for the Error ORA-00827: could not shrink sga_target to specified value

Attempted to shrink the SGA to the specified value but did not succeed because the SGA components could not be shrunk as they were already at their minimum sizes.

How to fix the Error ORA-00827: could not shrink sga_target to specified value ?

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

Do not set sga_target to a value below the current value without first shrinking the individual SGA components.