{"id":11711,"date":"2024-03-14T14:35:11","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T14:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-can-oracle-delete-temporary-tablespace-files\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T15:56:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T15:56:02","slug":"how-can-oracle-delete-temporary-tablespace-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-can-oracle-delete-temporary-tablespace-files\/","title":{"rendered":"Delete Oracle Temporary Tablespace Files"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To delete Oracle temporary tablespace files, you need to follow these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>To begin with, identify which temporary tablespace file needs to be deleted. You can use the following query to view information about temporary tablespace files:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> TABLESPACE_NAME, FILE_NAME <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span> DBA_TEMP_FILES;\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<ol>\n<li>To set a temporary tablespace file offline in Oracle, use the following statement:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ALTER<\/span> DATABASE TEMPFILE <span class=\"hljs-string\">'file_name'<\/span> OFFLINE;\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Please replace file_name with the full path and file name of the temporary tablespace file you want to delete.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Next, delete the temporary tablespace files using the following statements:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ALTER<\/span> DATABASE TEMPFILE <span class=\"hljs-string\">'file_name'<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">DROP<\/span> INCLUDING DATAFILES;\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Similarly, replace file_name with the full path and filename of the temporary tablespace file you want to delete.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Finally, you may need to manually delete the physical files. 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