Is it okay to store user data in XML files?

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Published on 2010-05-02T19:13:35Z Indexed on 2010/05/02 19:17 UTC
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I have an app that is being used by a few users (< 12 users). There are less than 2000 records so I decided to use an XML file and store the file under \company\product\p.xml.

Is this okay or am I breaking some design guidelines without realizing it?

EnvironmentL .net/c#/winforms

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