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IPhone cannot be synced. There are too many files open currently.

When I connect my iPhone 82 my iMacWhen I connect my iPhone 82 my iMacWhen I connect my iPhone 8 to my iMac to synchronize I received an error "The iPhone cannot be synced. There are too many files open currently." Does anyone know what this means, why it is happening, and how to fix it?

iPhone 8

Posted on Aug 21, 2019 9:07 AM

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Posted on Aug 21, 2019 7:01 PM

Are both iTunes on macOS, and iOS, updated to current? IOS would be at 12.4.


If there be add-on anti-virus or anti-malware lurking here, or add-on cleaning tools, remove those per the vendors’ instructions, and reboot.

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IPhone cannot be synced. There are too many files open currently.

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