How to fix the Oracle error ORA-01266: Unable to create unique file name?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-01266: Unable to create unique file name with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-01266: Unable to create unique file name

Reason for the Error ORA-01266: Unable to create unique file name

Unable to create a unique file name for an Oracle managed file. Oracle tried several names but each file name was already in use in the default destination directory for the file type.

How to fix the Error ORA-01266: Unable to create unique file name ?

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

Retry the operation. If that fails, also, it may be necessary to change the default destination directory for the file type and then retry.