How to fix the Oracle error ORA-15048: ASM internal files cannot be deleted?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-15048: ASM internal files cannot be deleted with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-15048: ASM internal files cannot be deleted

Reason for the Error ORA-15048: ASM internal files cannot be deleted

An attempt was made to delete a metadata file used by ASM to manage the diskgroup.

How to fix the Error ORA-15048: ASM internal files cannot be deleted ?

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

Check the specified ASM file name.