In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-38775: cannot disable recovery area – flashback database is enabled with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.
Oracle Error Description
ORA-38775: cannot disable recovery area – flashback database is enabled
Reason for the Error ORA-38775: cannot disable recovery area – flashback database is enabled
An attempt was made to set DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST to null while flashback database was enabled. Flashback database requires DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST to be set.
How to fix the Error ORA-38775: cannot disable recovery area – flashback database is enabled ?
You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps
Use the ALTER DATABASE FLASHBACK OFF statement to disable flashback database, then disable the recovery area.