Best way to store data locally in .NET (C#)

Question

I\'m writing an application that takes user data and stores it locally for use later. The application will be started and stopped fairly often, and I\'d like to make it save

Answer 1

It depends on the amount of data you are looking to store. In reality there's no difference between flat files and XML. XML would probably be preferable since it provides a structure to the document. In practice,

The last option, and a lot of applications use now is the Windows Registry. I don't personally recommend it (Registry Bloat, Corruption, other potential issues), but it is an option.