How to fix the Oracle error ORA-38710: Flashback log version string is incompatible with ORACLE version string.?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-38710: Flashback log version string is incompatible with ORACLE version string. with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-38710: Flashback log version string is incompatible with ORACLE version string.

Reason for the Error ORA-38710: Flashback log version string is incompatible with ORACLE version string.

The flashback database log file was rejected because it appeared to be written by an incompatible version of Oracle.

How to fix the Error ORA-38710: Flashback log version string is incompatible with ORACLE version string. ?

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

If you are doing a FLASHBACK DATABASE, then the flashback cannot be performed because of the corrupted log. A restore and an incomplete recovery must be performed instead.