How to fix the Oracle error ORA-38732: Expected file size string does not match string.?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-38732: Expected file size string does not match string. with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-38732: Expected file size string does not match string.

Reason for the Error ORA-38732: Expected file size string does not match string.

The file size indicated in the control file did not match the file size contained in the flashback log file header. The flashback database log file was corrupt.

How to fix the Error ORA-38732: Expected file size string does not match 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.