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iTunes takes forever when syncing at step "Reading photos from iPhone Photos"


running iTunes 12.9.5.5

iphone 11 OS 13.3


recently occurred that it would like a very long time for iTunes to 'reading photos from 'iphone photos', as attached photo shows.


noted that 'iPhone Photos' is just a location I store my pictures to sync.


It wasnt like this, It was fast only take less than a minute to do so, and now even 30mins wouldn't do the job.


please help. thanks.

iPhone 11

Posted on Apr 14, 2020 8:35 PM

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iTunes takes forever when syncing at step "Reading photos from iPhone Photos"

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