How to fix the Oracle error ORA-24809: amount specified will not fit in the lob buffers?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-24809: amount specified will not fit in the lob buffers with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-24809: amount specified will not fit in the lob buffers

Reason for the Error ORA-24809: amount specified will not fit in the lob buffers

LOB buffering is enabled for the input lob locator so buffering will be used. However, the amount of lob data to read or write is larger than what the lob buffers can hold.

How to fix the Error ORA-24809: amount specified will not fit in the lob buffers ?

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

Either disable buffering on the input lob locator and reissue the command or pass a smaller amount.