METHOD FOR MANAGING DATA RELATED TO APPLICATION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF

摘要

Various embodiments of the present invention relate to an apparatus for managing data related to an application not used in an electronic device and a method thereof. An electronic device comprises a communications circuit, a processor operatively connected to the communications circuit, and a non-volatile memory electrically connected to the processor, wherein the memory may include instructions which, when executed, allow the processor to download at least one application program from an external server through the communications circuit, install the at least one application program in the electronic device, provide a file system configured to store at least one file used by the at least one application program in at least one first region of the non-volatile memory, store metadata related to the at least one file in at least one second region of the non-volatile memory by using the file system, the metadata including information of the at least one application program, delete the at least one application program from the electronic device, and delete the at least one file based on at least part of the metadata while or after deleting the at least one application program. In addition, other embodiments may be possible.