Script still exists after being destroyed

[Dervex]

Hello everyone!
I have really weird problem with destroying scripts inside gui. So let’s start with how my explorer looks like:

Everything begins in Main local script. Here is the code:

local GuiHandler = require(script.GuiHandler)
GuiHandler.run()

script.Destroying:Connect(function()
    print('destroying')
end)

I have a test function in Home module script that prints something when workspace name changes. Look:

workspace:GetPropertyChangedSignal('Name'):Connect(function()
    print('changed')
end)

When tween in CameraHandler module script is completed gui should be destroyed:

function cameraHandler.reset(location, gui)
    local tween = TweenService:Create(camera, SPAWN, {CFrame = location})
    tween:Play()

    tween.Completed:Connect(function()
        camera.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Custom
        gui:Destroy() --gui references to MainMenuGui
    end)
end

So now the problem:
The gui is being destroyed as it should be however connections inside scripts are not being disconnected and script.Destroying is not being triggered. Here is the video:

As you can see the connections still trigger print and it says that the source is “Studio”. Note that I’m not using any task functions and coroutine s. I appreciate any help!

[incognitobot_rblx (meow)]

Couldn’t you use script.Enabled = false or script.Disabled = true before destroying it?

[Dervex]

First of all this solution is sketchy as hell because scripts will still exist in memory. Secondly it doesn’t help either.

I tried destroying local script instead of gui but module script were still running.

[Pyromxnia (pyro)]

maybe you can try using debris ?

[incognitobot_rblx (meow)]

How to stop a module script running after its been removed

Treat ModuleScripts as something you never delete. They are intended to be repositories of commonly used code that are used by multiple scripts, in programming languages, these are called libraries. Place them in e.g. ReplicatedStorage where they can then be required by the client as needed instead of creating/destroying them. Additionally, when you’re dealing with connections, tie them to variables so you can call Disconnect on them later when you’re done listening to an event: myConnection =…

Also I did some research and I think if you don’t return the module then the function inside will run forever or soemthing idk

[Dervex]

Does not work either.

charlimit

[Dervex]

Yeah that solves my problem. I created new gui with just local script and module script and problem occurred again.

So I guess I have now 3 solutions for that problem:

• place modules inside ReplicatedStorage
• hide gui instead of destroying it
• manually disconnect events (this one won’t work 100% properly because old modules will still exist they will be just “deactivated” if you disconnect everything)

Thanks for the help!