How to fix the Oracle error ORA-01210: data file header is media corrupt?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-01210: data file header is media corrupt with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-01210: data file header is media corrupt

Reason for the Error ORA-01210: data file header is media corrupt

The file header block is internally inconsistent. The beginning of the block has a header with a checksum and other data for insuring the consistancy of the block. It is possible that the last disk write did not operate correctly. The most likely problem is that this is not a datafile for any database.

How to fix the Error ORA-01210: data file header is media corrupt ?

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

Have operating system make correct file available to database. If the trace file dump indicates that only the checksum is wrong, restore from a backup and do media recovery.