As an added clarification to Tharg's correct suggestion(s) (and your title's implication): Be sure to do a "SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATE" prior to copying all of the database data files; unless you follow proper hot-backup procedures, copying database datafiles from an open database results in an unreliable backup.
Mufasa
(aka Dave of Sandy, Utah, USA)
[I provide low-cost, remote Database Administration services: www.dasages.com]
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