server script cant manipulate server storage elements | Roblox Studio Community | Page 1

carmine delta Jan 19, 2026, 9:47 PM

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i have a server sided script that attempts to create a new folder inside ServerStorage, however its not working, i tried printing where its parented to and it says nil

i searched and found a possible solution which is pre-making a folder manually and then cloning it and manipulate according to what i need, didnt worked too

there is not much more i can say, the code is literally this
local sala = Instance.new("Folder", game:GetService("ServerStorage"):FindFirstChild("Salas"))

hollow scaffold Jan 19, 2026, 9:59 PM

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carmine delta i have a server sided script that attempts to create a new folder inside ServerS...

does Salas rlly exists?

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because if the parent is saying nil, salas does not exist

tame lintel Jan 19, 2026, 10:00 PM

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btw i recommend u doing .Parent on a new line, parent argument is deprecated

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also doing FindFirstChild is kinda pointless here

carmine delta Jan 19, 2026, 10:03 PM

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hollow scaffold does Salas rlly exists?

yes

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even suggested by the studio when ur typing

carmine delta Jan 19, 2026, 10:05 PM

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tame lintel btw i recommend u doing .Parent on a new line, parent argument is deprecated

did that too, same result

tame lintel Jan 19, 2026, 10:07 PM

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tbh i have no idea why this doesnt work, seems fine unless im missing out on something

hollow scaffold Jan 19, 2026, 10:07 PM

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same

tame lintel Jan 19, 2026, 10:09 PM

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what's the print result of ServerStorage:FindFirstChild("Salas")

rugged gustBOT Jan 19, 2026, 10:09 PM

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studio ** You are now Level 1! ** studio

tame lintel Jan 19, 2026, 10:09 PM

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it has to be nil

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literally nothing else is possible

carmine delta Jan 19, 2026, 10:17 PM

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tame lintel literally nothing else is possible

alright so

rugged gustBOT Jan 19, 2026, 10:17 PM

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studio ** You are now Level 2! ** studio

carmine delta Jan 19, 2026, 10:17 PM

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when ANOTHER function on the same script have an error, the instance.new works properly

tame lintel Jan 19, 2026, 10:17 PM

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wtf

carmine delta Jan 19, 2026, 10:17 PM

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however if both functions doesnt have any error, the instance doesnt do its job

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also the print doesnt works

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the folder is created but theres no printing

tame lintel Jan 19, 2026, 10:18 PM

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can u give more detail on ur code

carmine delta Jan 19, 2026, 10:18 PM

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tame lintel can u give more detail on ur code

CRIARSALA.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, sal, jog, par)
    local sala = Instance.new("Folder")
    print("service", game:GetService("ServerStorage").Salas)
    sala.Parent = game:GetService("ServerStorage").Salas
    local sNome = Instance.new("StringValue")
    sNome.Parent = sala
    local sJogs = Instance.new("IntValue")
    sJogs.Parent = sala
    local sPars = Instance.new("IntValue")
    sPars.Parent = sala
    local jogadores = Instance.new("Folder")
    jogadores.Parent = sala
    local host = Instance.new("IntValue")
    host.Parent = sala
    
    sala.Name = player.UserId
    sNome.Name = "sal"
    sJogs.Name = "jog"
    sPars.Name = "par"
    sNome.Value = sal
    sJogs.Value = jog
    sPars.Value = par
    jogadores.Name = "jogadores"
    host.Name = player.UserId
    
    ATUALIZARSALAS:FireAllClients(sala.Name, sNome.Value, sJogs.Value, sPars.Value)
end)

EXCLUIRSALA.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player)
    local host = tostring(player.UserId)
    local sala = game:GetService("ServerStorage").Salas:FindFirstChild(host)
    sala:Destroy()
    sala = nil
    REMOVERSALA:FireAllClients(host)
end)

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in the second function

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if its Salas:WaitForChild

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it works

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but i get a error message on console

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if its FindFirstChild, no error message but nothing works

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lemme try changing print to warn

carmine delta Jan 19, 2026, 10:20 PM

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carmine delta lemme try changing print to warn

still nothing

tame lintel Jan 19, 2026, 10:21 PM

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what is this supposed to do?

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the last part

carmine delta Jan 19, 2026, 10:21 PM

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delete the whole thing created above

tame lintel Jan 19, 2026, 10:22 PM

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so what runs and what doesnt in the last function

carmine delta Jan 19, 2026, 10:23 PM

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tame lintel so what runs and what doesnt in the last function

attempt to index nil with destroy

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cuz of the findfirstchild

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if its waitforchild, no error message

tame lintel Jan 19, 2026, 10:24 PM

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waitforchild timeouts? or it actually gives it

carmine delta Jan 19, 2026, 10:24 PM

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wdym

tame lintel Jan 19, 2026, 10:24 PM

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waitforchild has a timeout, if the given timeout parameter or default exceeds, u get a warning in the console

carmine delta Jan 19, 2026, 10:25 PM

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no warning on console if its waitforchild

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everything seems to work as intended

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however, nothing is created on server storage

tame lintel Jan 19, 2026, 10:25 PM

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wth how

carmine delta Jan 19, 2026, 10:26 PM

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if its a studio bug, then i have to change my approach on this system

tame lintel Jan 19, 2026, 10:26 PM

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nah its not a studio bug

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its prob a simple name mismatch but i can't see it cause im on my phone

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are u sure these events are being fired correctly?

rugged gustBOT Jan 19, 2026, 10:28 PM

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studio ** You are now Level 2! ** studio

carmine delta Jan 19, 2026, 10:28 PM

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i think i know what to do to fix

carmine delta Jan 19, 2026, 10:28 PM

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tame lintel are u sure these events are being fired correctly?

yes

tame lintel Jan 19, 2026, 10:28 PM

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carmine delta i think i know what to do to fix

?

carmine delta Jan 19, 2026, 10:29 PM

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yea i fixed it

tame lintel Jan 19, 2026, 10:29 PM

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what was it

carmine delta Jan 19, 2026, 10:29 PM

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if its waitforchild, apparently the studio waits for it forever and dont execute anything else

tame lintel Jan 19, 2026, 10:29 PM

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it should timeout tho

carmine delta Jan 19, 2026, 10:30 PM

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thats why when i put findfirstchild it worked

carmine delta Jan 19, 2026, 10:30 PM

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tame lintel it should timeout tho

it didnt

tame lintel Jan 19, 2026, 10:30 PM

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bruh

carmine delta Jan 19, 2026, 10:30 PM

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local sala = game:GetService("ServerStorage").Salas:FindFirstChild(host)
    if sala then
        sala:Destroy()
        sala = nil
        REMOVERSALA:FireAllClients(host)
    end

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by putting this if

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it now works

tame lintel Jan 19, 2026, 10:30 PM

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yea ik if fixes this but still if its even needed then something is kinda wrong

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cause like

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if you fire events in the correct order this SHOULD exist unless u have a critical bug but alr ig it works

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btw

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instead of doing GetService inline several times just declare a variable ServerStorage

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