Oracle Error ORA-38741: Formatted blocks value string is not valid.

Oracle Error Message

ORA-38741: Formatted blocks value string is not valid.

Reason for the Error

The formatted blocks value in the flashback database log file was greater than the file size. The flashback database log file was corrupt.

Solution

If you are doing a FLASHBACK DATABASE, then the flashback cannot be performed because of the corrupted log. A restore and an incomplete recovery must be performed instead.