How to tell if a Players has Data in a DataStore

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#1

How would I do an if/then statement that would determine if the player has Data Saved or not?

For example:

local data = RankDS:GetAsync(Player.UserId.."-rank")
if data ~= nil then
Level.Value = 1
else
Level.Value = data
end
#2

IDK if your syntax is correct or if it will work, but shouldn’t this:
if data ~= nil then
be:
if data == nil then

Your script would throw ‘data’ away if its not nil, and use it if its nil.

#3

There is an example usage here:
https://developer.roblox.com/en-us/api-reference/function/GlobalDataStore/GetAsync

most relevant portion being:

	local myGold
	local success, err = pcall(function()
		myGold = goldDataStore:GetAsync(playerKey) or STARTING_GOLD
	end)
	if success then
		gold.Value = myGold
	else
		-- Failed to retrieve data
	end

so, to convert your example to something similar maybe this:

local data
local success, err = pcall(function()
		data = RankDS:GetAsync(Player.UserId.."-rank") or 1
	end)
	if success then
		Level.Value = data
	else
		-- Failed to retrieve data
	end
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