How to fix the Oracle error ORA-38791: flashback did not start because file string was not in a valid incarnation?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-38791: flashback did not start because file string was not in a valid incarnation with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-38791: flashback did not start because file string was not in a valid incarnation

Reason for the Error ORA-38791: flashback did not start because file string was not in a valid incarnation

Flashback could not be started because a file was checkpointed or fuzzy at a point where the file can neither be restored nor recovered to our restore target. In order for a file to be brought to the restore target, the file has to be in one of the incarnations along the ancestral path from the current incarnation to the restore incarnation.

How to fix the Error ORA-38791: flashback did not start because file string was not in a valid incarnation ?

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

Manually restore or recover the file to a point where it is in one of the incarnations along the ancestral path from the current incarnation to the restore incarnation.