specification does not match any backup in the repository

Question

i want to delete arhcivelog on my DB oracle.

RMAN> list backup of archivelog all;
specification does not match any backup in the repository

it seems there is not any of them.

but the recovery area is not empty.

 SELECT * FROM V$RECOVERY_FILE_DEST;
 name                       space_limit     space_used    space_reclaimable      number of files
 /opt/oracle/recovery_area  21474836480     10529677312   0                      8


SQL> archive log list;
Database log mode              No Archive Mode
Automatic archival             Disabled
Archive destination            USE_DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST
Oldest online log sequence     2081
Current log sequence           2083

what's wrong in my oracle? how to delete all archivelog?

Thanks a lot.

Answer 1

Delete all archivelog on disk no matter wether they are backed up or not

RMAN > delete archivelog all;

Delete all archivelog on disk no matter wether they are backed up or not having one day old.

RMAN > delete archivelog all completed before ‘sysdate -1′;