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title: Persistence Model
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The IntelliJ Platform Persistence Model is used to store a variety of information.
For example, [Run Configurations](run_configurations.md) and [Settings](settings.md) are stored using the Persistence Model.

There are two distinct approaches, depending on the type of data being persisted:
* [Persisting State of Components](/basics/persisting_state_of_components.md)
* [Persisting Sensitive Data](/basics/persisting_sensitive_data.md)