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I am trying to connect my iphone to my imac via USB cable ,but the trust this computer just flashers on and off and i am unable to click on it ???

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Feb 7, 2022 6:55 AM

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Posted on Feb 7, 2022 8:37 AM

1259thea wrote:

I have used another cable and it works : ) the other one must be faulty or a none Apple cable .


From past experience, I'll cut any faulty cable into pieces, then dispose of the pieces. Why? I've had folks pick bad cables out of the trash, then look for help getting those cables to work. Yes, really.


But in any case, chuck the cable. It's pretty clearly faulty.

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Feb 7, 2022 8:37 AM in response to 1259thea

1259thea wrote:

I have used another cable and it works : ) the other one must be faulty or a none Apple cable .


From past experience, I'll cut any faulty cable into pieces, then dispose of the pieces. Why? I've had folks pick bad cables out of the trash, then look for help getting those cables to work. Yes, really.


But in any case, chuck the cable. It's pretty clearly faulty.

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