How to fix the Oracle error ORA-15178: directory ‘string’ is not empty; cannot drop this directory?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-15178: directory ‘string’ is not empty; cannot drop this directory with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-15178: directory ‘string’ is not empty; cannot drop this directory

Reason for the Error ORA-15178: directory ‘string’ is not empty; cannot drop this directory

An attempt was made to drop a directory that contained valid entries.

How to fix the Error ORA-15178: directory ‘string’ is not empty; cannot drop this directory ?

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

Correct the directory path or specify the FORCE option to drop a directory that is not empty.