# USB TOOL impossible to connect homey

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/usb-tool-impossible-to-connect-homey/108685>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [April 22, 2024, 11:57pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/usb-tool-impossible-to-connect-homey/108685 "2024-04-22T23:57:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2025, 10:34am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/usb-tool-impossible-to-connect-homey/108685/8 "2025-01-16T10:34:51Z")

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Idk, but he wrote

> [@AndRacer](#):
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> another usb-cable dit the trick.

So, try replacing the USB-C cable with a proper one, from a well known manufacturer or brand, and it should be a _data_ cable (not a “charge only” cable).  
[#cablegate](https://community.homey.app/search?q=Cablegate)

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