How to fix the Oracle error ORA-19904: test recovery not allowed for datafile string?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-19904: test recovery not allowed for datafile string with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-19904: test recovery not allowed for datafile string

Reason for the Error ORA-19904: test recovery not allowed for datafile string

The specified datafile has been restored from a backup that was taken before the last RESETLOGS. Recovering this datafile will require a file header update that is incompatible with test recovery.

How to fix the Error ORA-19904: test recovery not allowed for datafile string ?

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

Perform actual recovery.