How to fix the Oracle error ORA-19618: cannot name files after RESTOREVALIDATE has been called?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-19618: cannot name files after RESTOREVALIDATE has been called with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-19618: cannot name files after RESTOREVALIDATE has been called

Reason for the Error ORA-19618: cannot name files after RESTOREVALIDATE has been called

A call was made to specify a file to restore from a backup set, but a previous call to RESTOREVALIDATE has already been made.

How to fix the Error ORA-19618: cannot name files after RESTOREVALIDATE has been called ?

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

You must cancel and restart the conversation if you wish to specify files to restore.