How to fix the Oracle error ORA-19653: cannot switch to older file incarnation?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-19653: cannot switch to older file incarnation with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-19653: cannot switch to older file incarnation

Reason for the Error ORA-19653: cannot switch to older file incarnation

SWITCHTOCOPY was called with a datafile copy for a datafile that was dropped prior to the time this control file was backed up.

How to fix the Error ORA-19653: cannot switch to older file incarnation ?

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

Restore and mount an earlier control file. It is acceptable to use a control file that was backed up prior to the creation of the specified datafile.