How to fix the Oracle error RMAN-06165: datafile string is too old to recover, restore a more recent copy?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorRMAN-06165: datafile string is too old to recover, restore a more recent copy with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

RMAN-06165: datafile string is too old to recover, restore a more recent copy

Reason for the Error RMAN-06165: datafile string is too old to recover, restore a more recent copy

The archived logs and/or incremental backup sets required to recover the datafile do not exist, but a more recent backup of the datafile exists which can be recovered.

How to fix the Error RMAN-06165: datafile string is too old to recover, restore a more recent copy ?

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

Issue a RESTORE for the datafile, then reissue the RECOVER command.