How to fix the Oracle error ORA-19640: datafile checkpoint is SCN string time string?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-19640: datafile checkpoint is SCN string time string with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-19640: datafile checkpoint is SCN string time string

Reason for the Error ORA-19640: datafile checkpoint is SCN string time string

This message identifies the datafile checkpoint for a datafile that was too old to take an incremental backup from, or the target of an incremental restore that could not be applied.

How to fix the Error ORA-19640: datafile checkpoint is SCN string time string ?

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

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