How to fix the Oracle error ORA-15176: file ‘string’ already has an alias associated with it?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-15176: file ‘string’ already has an alias associated with it with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-15176: file ‘string’ already has an alias associated with it

Reason for the Error ORA-15176: file ‘string’ already has an alias associated with it

An attempt was made to create an alias for a file that already had an existing alias.

How to fix the Error ORA-15176: file ‘string’ already has an alias associated with it ?

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

Correct the file name and try again or drop existing alias.