How to fix the Oracle error ORA-01115: IO error reading block from file string (block # string)?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-01115: IO error reading block from file string (block # string) with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-01115: IO error reading block from file string (block # string)

Reason for the Error ORA-01115: IO error reading block from file string (block # string)

Device on which the file resides is probably offline

How to fix the Error ORA-01115: IO error reading block from file string (block # string) ?

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

Restore access to the device