Should I create multiple Datastores?

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My idea is to have a function that checks if their data has all the keys that are in the default data, I coded this so you know what I mean:

function GetDefaultData()
  return {["Coins"] = 0, ["Wins"] = 0,["Gems"] = 0}
end

function Check(SavedData)
  local DefaultData = GetDefaultData()

  if #SavedData == #DefaultData then
    return SavedData
  else
    for Name, Value in next, DefaultData do
      if not SavedData[Name] then
        SavedData[Name] = Value
      end
    end

    return SavedData
  end
end

and when you’re getting their data from the data store you can use something like this:

local SavedData

local Success, ErrorMessage = pcall(function()
  SavedData = SavingDataStore:GetAsync(PlayerKey)
end)

if Success then
  local CheckedData = Check(SavedData)
  return CheckedData
else
  warn(ErrorMessage)
  local NewData = GetDefaultData()
  return NewData
end
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