How to fix the Oracle error ORA-01686: max # files (string) reached for the tablespace string?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-01686: max # files (string) reached for the tablespace string with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-01686: max # files (string) reached for the tablespace string

Reason for the Error ORA-01686: max # files (string) reached for the tablespace string

The number of files for a given tablespace has reached its maximum value

How to fix the Error ORA-01686: max # files (string) reached for the tablespace string ?

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

Resize existing files in the tablespace, or partition the objects among multiple tablespaces, or move some objects to a different tablespace.