How to fix the Oracle error ORA-01176: data dictionary has more than the string files allowed by the controlfie?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-01176: data dictionary has more than the string files allowed by the controlfie with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-01176: data dictionary has more than the string files allowed by the controlfie

Reason for the Error ORA-01176: data dictionary has more than the string files allowed by the controlfie

After a CREATE CONTROLFILE, the data dictionary was found to have more datafiles than that supported by the control file.

How to fix the Error ORA-01176: data dictionary has more than the string files allowed by the controlfie ?

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

Recreate the control file with a larger MAXDATAFILES.