My laptop with Big Sur is not recognizing my iPad when connected
So a few weeks ago, I could not connect my iPhone XR to my MacBook Pro. It was not being recognized in my iTunes for me to transfer music from my laptop to my phone. I was able to research it on Google and found the issue was with the Big Sur OS update and it had something to do with photos on my laptop. Short story: I was able to correct the problem but don't remember how I did it and now I have the same problem with my iPad Pro. My laptop is not recognizing my iPad when connected. Anyone?
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