How to fix the Oracle error ORA-19616: output file name must be specified if database not mounted?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-19616: output file name must be specified if database not mounted with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-19616: output file name must be specified if database not mounted

Reason for the Error ORA-19616: output file name must be specified if database not mounted

A datafile restore specified no target file name, but the database is not mounted. The database must be mounted when no target file name is specified, so that the target file name can be obtained from the control file.

How to fix the Error ORA-19616: output file name must be specified if database not mounted ?

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

The restore conversation remains active. If you wish to restore datafiles without their target file names, then mount the database before continuing. Otherwise, a target file name must be specified on all datafile restoration calls.