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One of my iPad Pros show a message on the Mac saying "File can't be found" twice whenever I plug it in to try to sync any items to or from it. This doesn't happen to any of my other Apple devices (including another iPad). Although syncing still works, and data could be read, it still is pretty annoying. Anybody have any insights of how to fix this? Thanks!
iPad Pro, iPadOS 14
You are attempting to sync two different iPads. That sounds like quite a source of confusion. Do both have the same Apple ID? Do both attempt to sync using the same Mac user account? Do both contain identical material? One can understand separately syncing an iPhone and an iPad using the same account, but two iPads?
What I mean is that when I sync one iPad to my Mac, there is this message that shows file not found. This doesn't happen when I sync the other one individually. I am not syncing both at the same time.
superstanley31 wrote:
Both are linked to the same Apple ID, but contain different information.
But your Mac, the basis of the sync, contains one set of information. If, for example, you use one iPad for work purposes and the other for personal purposes, that should be done using two separate Apple IDs and keeping the information for each clearly separated.
I use the iPad that has the problem as a Home Hub (to control the music on my HomePod).
The other iPad which is problem-free basically is my work companion.
They do share certain information, but not all. I don't sync everything from my Mac to my iPads, only select information.
superstanley31 wrote:
They do share certain information, but not all. I don't sync everything from my Mac to my iPads, only select information.
They just share my music playlists, photos and all of my Apple ID keychains, nothing else.
sberman wrote:
You are attempting to sync two different iPads. That sounds like quite a source of confusion. Do both have the same Apple ID? Do both attempt to sync using the same Mac user account? Do both contain identical material? One can understand separately syncing an iPhone and an iPad using the same account, but two iPads?
So according to these questions, does it mean that there is a damaged/corrupt local file on the iPad with a problem?
You should tell us all pertinent software names and version numbers. Examples:
And here is a capture of the message that pops up:
iPadOS 14.3 (18C66)
macOS Big Sur 11.0.1(20B29)
Both iPads are all updated to 14.3, but only one has the problem, so I'm pretty sure that it is an individual problem of the iPad itself.
The questions above remain.
Good luck. Maybe someone else has more insight.
Both are linked to the same Apple ID, but contain different information. I do use them for different purposes.
Even more annoying is that the popups never stop so instructions for "after closing the popups" just don't work. Help! I can't connect my iPad at all as a result of this.
Mac Big Sur 11.2.2, iPad 12.5.1
Error message when plugging iPad into Mac for syncing
