How to fix the Oracle error IMP-00048: mismatched file header?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorIMP-00048: mismatched file header with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

IMP-00048: mismatched file header

Reason for the Error IMP-00048: mismatched file header

During verification of the 2nd or subsequent file in a multi-file export, Import found header fields in the file that did not match values in the first file.

How to fix the Error IMP-00048: mismatched file header ?

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

Check the names of the files created by Export and verify that you specified them correctly for the import operation.