How to fix the Oracle error ORA-19639: file string is more current than this incremental backup?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-19639: file string is more current than this incremental backup with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-19639: file string is more current than this incremental backup

Reason for the Error ORA-19639: file string is more current than this incremental backup

The checkpoint of the target for this incremental backup is greater than or equal to the checkpoint of the file in the incremental backup set. This backup cannot advance the checkpoint of the target file, so there is no point in applying it.

How to fix the Error ORA-19639: file string is more current than this incremental backup ?

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

Supply a backup set that can be applied and retry the operation.