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Web app data storage [migrated]

Let's say I have two or more tabs with a couple of inputs and textareas. Users can fill these fields and switch tabs but I want to make sure they don't lose the data in the fields. Here comes the ...
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Storing 'sensitive' data in settings file

I'm writing a small utility in AutoIt that connects to Twitter. I would like to store the username and password in the programs setting file, but I know that it needs to be encrypted obviously. ...
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What will be the better way for data retrieval on application that needs to handle limited amount of data?

Just moved this question from Stack Overflow. Since, adding my code snippets itself would make this question really long. Instead, I am pretty interested in knowing a better ways for data retrieval on ...
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Optimal storage space calculation for name, address, phone, fax and email data

Given the following assumptions: The amount of available data storage is highly limited All data is international As much storage as possible must be preserved since it will be used for something ...
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How to decide between storage formats and what are example use cases for some of them?

We have different ways to store program data (save files in games, employee databases, program configuration etc.): Plain text (think .ini and .conf) XML Databases (MySQL, SQLite...) .zip and ...
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What are the most common options for data storage in desktop applications?

When I was working as a website designer/engineer I primarily used databases for storage of much of my dynamic data. It was very easy and convenient to use this method and seemed like a standard ...
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Sensitive Data Storage - Best Practices

I recently started working on a personal project where I was connecting to a database using Java. This got me thinking. I have to provide the login information for a database account on the DB server ...