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Connor McDonald

Thanks for the question, Linson.

Asked: August 17, 2025 - 3:08 pm UTC

Last updated: August 25, 2025 - 6:09 am UTC

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I have a Oracle 23ai (Version 23.4.0.24.05) installed in a VM but currently not used. I would like to upgrade the same to 23.9. Is this possible as I could not find any articles? Any guidance on this..

and Connor said...

For the free version, there is not (currently) an upgrade option. So if you want to keep the data, then you need to do:

1) expdp full=y
2) delete the 23.4
3) install 23.9 and create a fresh db
4) impdp full=y
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