How to fix the Oracle error ORA-55641: Cannot drop tablespace used by Flashback Data Archive?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-55641: Cannot drop tablespace used by Flashback Data Archive with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-55641: Cannot drop tablespace used by Flashback Data Archive

Reason for the Error ORA-55641: Cannot drop tablespace used by Flashback Data Archive

An attempt was made to drop a Flashback Data Archive tablespace.

How to fix the Error ORA-55641: Cannot drop tablespace used by Flashback Data Archive ?

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

Remove the tablespace from Flashback Data Archive before retrying the operation.