How to fix the Oracle error KUP-04085: duplicate directory object string and file string specified for unload?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorKUP-04085: duplicate directory object string and file string specified for unload with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

KUP-04085: duplicate directory object string and file string specified for unload

Reason for the Error KUP-04085: duplicate directory object string and file string specified for unload

A CREATE TABLE AS SELECT statement was executed for an external table of type ORACLE_DATAPUMP and the same directory object and filename combination was specified multiple times.

How to fix the Error KUP-04085: duplicate directory object string and file string specified for unload ?

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

Issue the CREATE TABLE AS SELECT command again but make sure the combination of directory objects and filenames is unique.