{"id":10623,"date":"2024-03-14T12:27:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T12:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-can-oracle-regularly-delete-archived-logs\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T01:49:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T01:49:56","slug":"how-can-oracle-regularly-delete-archived-logs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-can-oracle-regularly-delete-archived-logs\/","title":{"rendered":"Delete Oracle Archived Logs: Step-by-Step Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

To schedule the deletion of Oracle archived logs, you can configure it by following these steps:<\/p>\n

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  1. Connect to the database instance using SQL*Plus or Oracle SQL Developer.<\/li>\n
  2. Verify if the database is in ARCHIVELOG mode. You can use the following SQL statement to check:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    SELECT<\/span> LOG_MODE FROM<\/span> V$DATABASE;\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
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    1. Verify the storage path of the archived logs. You can use the following SQL statement to check:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      SELECT<\/span> DEST_NAME, STATUS, DESTINATION FROM<\/span> V$ARCHIVE_DEST;\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
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      1. Write a script to delete archived logs. You can use the following SQL statement to delete archived logs:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        ALTER<\/span> SYSTEM<\/span> SWITCH LOGFILE;\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
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        1. Set up a scheduled task to run the script regularly, which can be achieved using the operating system\u2019s task scheduler or Oracle’s DBMS_SCHEDULER.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
          By following the above steps, you can regularly delete archived logs from the Oracle database. It is important to note that deleting archived logs may reduce the database’s ability to recover, so it is recommended to backup before deletion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
          To schedule the deletion of Oracle archived logs, you can configure it by following these steps: Connect to the database instance using SQL*Plus or Oracle SQL Developer. Verify if the database is in ARCHIVELOG mode. You can use the following SQL statement to check: SELECT LOG_MODE FROM V$DATABASE; Verify the storage path of the archived […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_import_markdown_pro_load_document_selector":0,"_import_markdown_pro_submit_text_textarea":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[13367,13208,877,282,125],"class_list":["post-10623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-archived-logs","tag-archivelog-mode","tag-database-maintenance","tag-oracle","tag-sql"],"yoast_head":"\nDelete Oracle Archived Logs: Step-by-Step Guide - Blog - Silicon Cloud<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how to schedule and delete Oracle archived logs efficiently with SQL commands. 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