unknown error (7005) when I try to connect iphone or ipad to new macbook air

I just got a macbook air and am trying to connect an iphone 8 and/or an ipad air (2020) to it. In the finder window, the iphone shows up as a location, but when i click on it it says "loading," then "unknown error (7005). Any ideas, I'd appreciate it.

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Posted on Mar 27, 2021 4:43 PM

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Mar 27, 2021 4:47 PM in response to incompleatPKG

edit: the ipad doesn't show up at all.

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