# Replace Homey without reconnecting devices?

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/replace-homey-without-reconnecting-devices/3574>\
**Category:** Developers\
**Tags:** tools\
**Created:** [November 2, 2018, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/replace-homey-without-reconnecting-devices/3574 "2018-11-02T14:19:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Etienne\_Stouten](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/etienne_stouten/32/12766_2.png) [@Etienne\_Stouten](https://community.homey.app/u/Etienne_Stouten)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2018, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/replace-homey-without-reconnecting-devices/3574/1 "2018-11-02T14:19:34Z")

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Because Homey gives me a Zigbee Chip Error “EBADF: bad file descriptor, close”, crash log code 6D686280C5, support advice me to send my device back to their office for examination.  
I can not miss my Homey controller.  
Is there a way to copy / migrate my existing Homey to a new Homey (or other stable device)? Without new connecting all my switches?

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**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2018, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/replace-homey-without-reconnecting-devices/3574/2 "2018-11-02T16:40:37Z")

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Nope that’s not possible yet, you have to start over again pairing all devices.

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**Author:** ![Etienne\_Stouten](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/etienne_stouten/32/12766_2.png) [@Etienne\_Stouten](https://community.homey.app/u/Etienne_Stouten)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2018, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/replace-homey-without-reconnecting-devices/3574/3 "2018-11-03T14:40:39Z")

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Thanks for feed back.  
Do you have any other suggestion to temporary replace my existing Homey (without to much work!)

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**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2018, 10:31pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/replace-homey-without-reconnecting-devices/3574/4 "2018-11-03T22:31:52Z")

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There is not yet an easy option, one without much work.

It would be possible to export a lot (like with Flow Backups) but importing on another Homey breaks all intern linked structures as these rely on unique GUIDs and new Flows/users/folders/Zondes/phones/Devices get new - unique GUIDs.

All Z-Wave and Zigbee devices only can be included in the new Homey by Pairing it with the new Homey manually.

I Have been testing what would be possible with HomeyScript but it takes an awful lot of time, I don’t know if it still will be possible when v2 is released and after V2 they will start with implementing a supported Backup and restore.