How to fix the Oracle error ORA-29349: tablespace ‘string’ already exists?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-29349: tablespace ‘string’ already exists with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-29349: tablespace ‘string’ already exists

Reason for the Error ORA-29349: tablespace ‘string’ already exists

Tried to plug-in a tablespace which already exists.

How to fix the Error ORA-29349: tablespace ‘string’ already exists ?

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

Drop the offending tablespace if possible. Otherwise use a different method (e.g., import/export) to move data.