In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-38881: Cannot drop tablespace string on primary database due to guaranteed restore points. with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.
Oracle Error Description
ORA-38881: Cannot drop tablespace string on primary database due to guaranteed restore points.
Reason for the Error ORA-38881: Cannot drop tablespace string on primary database due to guaranteed restore points.
An attempt was made to drop a tablespace on a primary database while there are guaranteed restore points. You cannot do this because Flashback database cannot undo dropping of a tablespace.
How to fix the Error ORA-38881: Cannot drop tablespace string on primary database due to guaranteed restore points. ?
You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps
Drop all guaranteed restore points first and retry, or delay dropping the tablespace until all guaranteed restore points are removed.