Only if your cloning a database. Otherwise no. _____ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kean Jacinta Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 11:35 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Oracle Backup Hi , I am not very about this, I know that every database created it will save those system,indx,tablespace,temp file into oradata folder. I am wondering is that possible to just create a similar database by just copy all this system,indx,tablespace file into the new database oradata folder? Thank in Advance. JK _____ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=34442/*http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs>