How to fix the Oracle error ORA-38741: Formatted blocks value string is not valid.?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-38741: Formatted blocks value string is not valid. with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-38741: Formatted blocks value string is not valid.

Reason for the Error ORA-38741: Formatted blocks value string is not valid.

The formatted blocks value in the flashback database log file was greater than the file size. The flashback database log file was corrupt.

How to fix the Error ORA-38741: Formatted blocks value string is not valid. ?

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.