Electronic device and method for managing database

A method of operating an electronic device, the method comprising:

• identifying an application that uses a database stored in a storage of the electronic device;
• in response to identifying the application, identifying a state of at least one file related to a result of processing data in the database;
• in response to identifying a state of the at least one file corresponding to a first state that does not allow production or modification of the at least one file, executing a read operation with respect to the data related to the application, based on information in a memory of the electronic device;
• and
• in response to identifying the state of the at least one file corresponding to a second state different from the first state, executing an operation of processing the data, based on the application, using the at least one file.

An electronic device comprising:

• a storage;
• a memory;
• and
• at least one processor operably connected to the storage and the memory,
• wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
• identify, from the storage, a state of at least one file used for access to a database stored in the storage,
• in response to identifying that the at least one file is not stored in the storage, identify an operation mode of the database, and
• in response to identifying the operation mode corresponding to a first operation mode in which the database operates based on the at least one file, switch the operation mode of the database from the first operation mode to a second operation mode different from the first operation mode.