How to fix the Oracle error RMAN-20503: DELETE cannot delete expired objects – run CROSSCHECK or DELETE EXPIRED?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorRMAN-20503: DELETE cannot delete expired objects – run CROSSCHECK or DELETE EXPIRED with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

RMAN-20503: DELETE cannot delete expired objects – run CROSSCHECK or DELETE EXPIRED

Reason for the Error RMAN-20503: DELETE cannot delete expired objects – run CROSSCHECK or DELETE EXPIRED

A DELETE command was run without EXPIRED option, but the object doesn’t exist. This means the recovery catalog or target database control file is out of sync with reality.

How to fix the Error RMAN-20503: DELETE cannot delete expired objects – run CROSSCHECK or DELETE EXPIRED ?

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

Run CROSSCHECK.