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data table does not work when i try to remove a item from it?

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5 years ago

local DataStore = game:GetService("DataStoreService"):GetDataStore("tools")
game.Players.PlayerAdded:connect(function(plr)
    wait(1)
    local items = DataStore:GetAsync(plr.UserId) or {}
    if game.Workspace:FindFirstChild(plr.Name.."'s Holder") == nil then
        local folder = Instance.new("Folder", game.Workspace)
        folder.Name = plr.Name.."'s Holder"
        local folder = Instance.new("Folder", folder)
        local playername = Instance.new("StringValue",folder)
        playername.Name = "PlayerName"
        playername.Value = plr.Name
        wait(0.5)
        for i, v in pairs(items) do
            if game.ReplicatedStorage.tools:FindFirstChild(v) ~= nil then
                game.ReplicatedStorage.tools:FindFirstChild(v):Clone().Parent = folder
            end     
        end
        folder.ChildAdded:Connect(function(C)
            items[#items+1] = C.Name
            DataStore:SetAsync(plr.UserId, items)
            print("Saving to table")
        end)
        folder.ChildRemoved:Connect(function(c)
            items = {}
            items[#items-1] = c.Name
            DataStore:SetAsync(plr.UserId, items)
            print("Something removed from table...Saving table.")
        end)
    else
        print("Alrady has a Holder")
    end
end)

i am new to datastore tables and all im trying to remove the tool from datastore once it is deleted from the folder but it does not work. anything will be great TY.

Saving data every time a child is added/removed can cause DataStore saving to exceed the allowed limit. You should instead save what you need saved/changed into a table only when the player leaves or does something important. xPolarium 1388 — 5y

In your ChildAdded/Removed, you could instead change a table directly. That table then gets saved from the methods of my last comment. xPolarium 1388 — 5y

it takes players hours to get enough money to buy a new tool and all it should be fine but i can still change it tho if you want and what do you mean save it directly? MHaven1 159 — 5y

data table does not work when i try to remove a item from it?

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