ORA-01187: cannot read from file 201 because it failed verification tests
How to correct errors with a lost temp file. SQL> select file#,status,name,bytes from v$tempfile; FILE# STATUS NAME BYTES ---------- ------- ------------------------------ ------------ 1 ONLINE /db/DBNAME/tmp/temp01.dbf 2097160192 Everything seems to look normal, but dba_temp_files will tell the "real" story: SQL> select file_name,status from dba_temp_files; select file_name,status from dba_temp_files * ERROR at line 1: ORA-01187: cannot read from file 201 because it failed verification tests ORA-01110: data file 201: /db/DBNAME/tmp/temp01.dbf to resolve this issue you can simply drop the missing tempfile without causing any trouble: SQL> alter database tempfile '/db/DBNAME/users/tmp/temp01.dbf' drop; Database altered. SQL> select file_name,status from dba_temp_files; FILE_NAME STATUS --------------------------------- --------- /db/DBNAME/tmp/temp01.dbf AVAILABLE you then simply add the file back and it gets recreated: ALTER TABLESPACE TEMP ADD TEMPFILE '/db/DBNAME/tmp/temp01.dbf' SIZE 2097160192 REUSE AUTOEXTEND ON;