Activating/Deactivating Wal2 Mode "Wal2" mode is very similar to "wal" mode. To change a database to wal2 mode, use the command: PRAGMA journal_mode = wal2; It is not possible to change a database directly from "wal" mode to "wal2" mode. Instead, it must first be changed to rollback mode. So, to change a wal mode database to wal2 mode, the following two commands may be used: PRAGMA journal_mode =