How to fix the error ORA-00846: could not shrink MEMORY_TARGET to specified value?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-00846: could not shrink MEMORY_TARGET to specified value with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-00846: could not shrink MEMORY_TARGET to specified value

Reason for the Error ORA-00846: could not shrink MEMORY_TARGET to specified value

Attempted to shrink MEMORY_TARGET to the specified value but did not succeed because the PGA and SGA components could not be shrunk.

How to fix the Error ORA-00846: could not shrink MEMORY_TARGET to specified value ?

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

Do not set MEMORY_TARGET to a value below the current value without first shrinking the individual memory components.