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How to remove a dead instance?

edited Oct 9, 2019 3:53PM in Database Administration (MOSC) 7 commentsAnswered ✓

Operating System: Windows Server 2016

Oracle DB versions installed: 11 & 12

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I have a development server with several drives. On drive "D" Oracle 12c is installed (where the software is, where the ORACLE_HOME is, etc.). On drive "E" is where the data/log files and control file are stored. There is a backup of the control file on drive "D". There are no backups--this is intentional as it was development data that frequently got wiped and replaced. Recently, drive "E" crashed and had to be removed. However, the Oracle 12c instance survives over on the "D" drive. It obviously cannot load the data/log files although I can mount it using an edited pfile I created. I wish to reuse or recreate the instance using the same ORACLE_SID. I cannot simply use "DROP DATABASE" as it

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