ORA-16018: cannot use LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST with LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_n or DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST

Below error occurred while changing the destination of archive log files in oracle database.

Error:

SQL> ALTER SYSTEM SET log_archive_dest ='/u01/app/oracle/archive' scope=both;
ALTER SYSTEM SET log_archive_dest ='/u01/app/oracle/archive' scope=both
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ERROR at line 1:
ORA-02097: parameter cannot be modified because specified value is invalid
ORA-16018: cannot use LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST with LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_n or
DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST

Fix:

SQL> archive log list
Database log mode              Archive Mode
Automatic archival             Enabled
Archive destination            USE_DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST
Oldest online log sequence     437
Next log sequence to archive   439
Current log sequence           439
SQL> alter system set DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST='';

System altered.

SQL> ALTER SYSTEM SET log_archive_dest ='/u01/app/oracle/archive' scope=both;

System altered.

SQL> archive log list;
Database log mode              Archive Mode
Automatic archival             Enabled
Archive destination            /u01/app/oracle/archive
Oldest online log sequence     437
Next log sequence to archive   439
Current log sequence           439