It sounds like maybe someone deleted the archive logs at the OS level and Oracle isn't aware so you need to run a crosscheck. You might want to take a look at Metalink 305812.1 too. Regards, Brandon From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Harvinder Singh I checked and most of the space are taken by archive logs but physically files are only taking 12G but following query is showing that recovery area is using 95G and 88G is used by archived files ________________________________ Privileged/Confidential Information may be contained in this message or attachments hereto. Please advise immediately if you or your employer do not consent to Internet email for messages of this kind. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to the official business of this company shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by it.