bool store_helper(int id, const string &data, const int data_size) {
    check_settings();
    string s = &data[0];
    char* casted_string = new char[data_size];
    strcpy(casted_string, &data[0]);
    store(id, data_size);
    write_data(id, casted_string, data_size);
    delete[] casted_string;
    return true;
}