In 12c and above, to create a BasicFiles LOB, you’ll need to use the STORE AS BASICFILE syntax: SQL> create table t( id int primary key,txt clob)segment creation immediatelob(txt) store as basicfile;Table created. Using the DBMS_METADATA package, we can see the details of a BasicFiles LOB:SQL> select dbms_metadata.get_ddl( ‘TABLE’, ‘T’ ) from dual;DBMS_METADATA.GET_DDL(‘TABLE’,’T’) CREATE TABLE