What is the service a local script and a server script can connect

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#1

I am trying to make a tool datastore, and I made a folder to store all the values:

local myFolder = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage").Folder:Clone()
myFolder.Parent = game.Players.LocalPlayer
myFolder.Name = game.Players.LocalPlayer.Name.."'s tools"

This is in a local script inside starter gui.

Now, I am trying to get the folder in a server script located in serverscriptservice


game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(player)
	local myFolder = player:WaitForChild(player.Name.."'s tools")
	print(myFolder)
end)

It results to infinite yield, any idea how I can do this?

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#2

When the player leaves make it fire a remote event to the server with a table that has all the tool names then you can save that, your code doesn’t work because LocalScripts can’t see the contents of serverscriptservice

#3

This is located in the local script, yes?

#4

Yes make the client fire an event to the server

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#5

to answer your question refer timo the documentation here:

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#6 
game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function()
	local getToolsEvent = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage").GetTools
	local myTools = {myFolder:GetChildren().Value}
	getToolsEvent:FireServer(myTools)
end)

The folder has string values that contains a value(name of the tool)

#7

Actually nevermind I was being a bit silly, you should be able to see what tools are in the backpack from the server

#8

Fire a remote event to the server referencing the foler and then set the folder as a parameter in the server

#9

Oh it’s not like there is actually an inventory gui, whenever a player unlocks a tool I plan to put the value(name of the tool) to the server, then I plan of saving all the tools the player has before he/she leaves, no backpack stuff, it’s hard to explain
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#10

I am not used to remote events, is this correct?
Local script:

local getToolsEvent = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage").GetTools
game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function()
	local myTools = {myFolder:FindFirstChildWhichIsA("StringValue")}
	getToolsEvent:FireServer(myTools)
end)

Serverscript in ServerScriptService:

local getToolsEvent = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage").GetTools
getToolsEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(myFolder)
	print(myFolder.Name)
end)