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Asked: 2026-05-14T09:04:17+00:00

I am looking for ways to store data in a Windows Forms application in

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I am looking for ways to store data in a Windows Forms application in .NET.
I want to make the input data of a system persistent, so when I close my program and open it again, the data is retrieved.

Which ways of doing this exist besides creating a linked database?
Examples are gladly appreciated.

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  1. Editorial Team

    There are dozens of different ways to store data. It completely depends on what data. Is it:

    • Just a couple of configuration values? Use the built-in Settings library.
    • Machine-wide configuration? Use the registry.
    • Transactional? Use a relational database.
    • Related but not transactional? Use a lightweight database like SQLite or SQLCE.
    • Structured but not related? Use XML or JSON files.
    • Somewhat structured and high in volume? Use a NoSQL solution like MongoDB.

    And so on… there are different solutions for every storage requirement and many projects make use of more than one at a time.

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