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What is data store, how can i use it and when can i use it?

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5 years ago

Pretty self explanatory. I would like to get some help on both data stores,for example when can i use, what can i use it for and also what is the difference between datastore 1 and 2? Thanks in advance for all the help.

thank you both your answers helped seikkatsu 110 — 5y

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greatneil80 2647

5 years ago

Datastore is the ability to save data for when you rejoin, leaving a game and rejoining... where did you read about datastore 1 and 2, theres a single datastore with infinite string storages...

Use it if you want to save a players data, heres an example

01local ds = game:GetService("DataStoreService"):GetDataStore("Datastore_1")
02local CurrentData = 0 -- this will be overwritten in the future...
03game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(p)
04    pcall(function()
05        local PersonsData = ds:GetAsync(p.UserId)
06        local CurrentNewData = PersonsData[1]
07    end)
08end)
09game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(p)
10    pcall(function()
11        local PersonsData = ds:SetAsync(p.UserId,CurrentData)
12    end)
13end)
14while true do wait(1)
15    print(CurrentData)
16    CurrentData = CurrentData + 1
17end

The Datastore_1 is what I believe you think is datastore_1, a string value where everything is basically stored in...

Use the players user id to save stuff...

API services must be on... Basically just saving a value

To save multiple values use a table not multiple of the "GetDataStore"....

thank you! seikkatsu 110 — 5y

No problem greatneil80 2647 — 5y

Answered by

Robb12 12

5 years ago

Edited 5 years ago

Datastores are used for saving any kind of data such as Leaderstats, tools, player location etc.

This may be of some use https://developer.roblox.com/en-us/articles/Data-store

What is data store, how can i use it and when can i use it?

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