iPad 3rd gen photos won't sync

found this about new update but it has not been released yet at least in my itunes.

You can download a copy of 10.6.1.7 directly from the Apple Website if it isn't appearing for you in Apple Software Update:

http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/

just did it, thanks

now I will see if photos sync...

just did it, thanks

now I will see if photos sync...

🙂 Fingers crossed in New Zealand.

agreed, new software 10.6.1 doesnt help with photo sync, what a huge letdown!!

Shouldnt they have tested this before they rushed it out!!

Same here...iTunes 10.6.1.7 does not fix the photo sync problem on the new iPad.

Was briefly excited. 10.6.1.7 did not fix the problem. I tried deleting the ipod photo caches again and even unistalled iphoto just for good luck. I rebooted computer and ipad and tried to sync photos. I got much higher than before, but it stalled out just like before. What a let down.

After some ideas in this thread (and others) I want to report what happened for me.

1. Quit Itunes

2. Delete ALL ipod photo cache folders

3. Restart itunes

4. Sync

Good luck ...

This problem has bedeviled me on two different iPads, and I have been on the phone with AppleCare numerous times to no avail. After much trial & error, here is what finally worked for me. I am syncing a new iPad (3rd gen) 64GB WiFi to a Windows 7 Ultimate PC running iTunes 10.6.1.7. Note that in my case I was trying to sync photos one way from my PC to my iPad, so I was not concerned about preserving any original content on the iPad. If you are concerned about this, I would recommend making sure that all of your original content is backed up somewhere other than iTunes before trying this. Also, all my videos are AVCHD, which the iPad can’t play, so I didn’t try to sync videos, only photos.

1. Connect iPad via USB
2. Turn off Wi-Fi sync (select your iPad on the left side of iTunes, then click the “Summary” tab, deselect “Sync this iPad over WiFi”)
3. Sync
4. Deselect “Sync Photos” (select your iPad on the left side of iTunes, then click the “Photos” tab)
5. Sync
6. Disconnect iPad
7. Hard reset device (hold power & home, keep holding until apple shows up on screen). If you want to be paranoid here, you could reboot the PC too.
8. In iTunes, Edit->Preferences->Devices->Reset Sync History
9. Quit iTunes
10. Clear contents of “iPod Photo Cache” directory (in My Pictures)
11. Restart iTunes (check task manager to make sure it is fully quit before restarting)
12. Plug in iPad via USB
13. Sync
14. Select “Sync Photos”, deselect “Include videos”, select “Selected folders”, and then don’t select any individual folders (may need to say OK to removing photos from device (AT YOUR OWN RISK))
15. Apply & Sync
16. Select 1 folder for syncing
17. Apply & Sync
18. Confirm that all photos synced
19. If all photos synced, select additional folders as desired & Apply. If not, call AppleCare, I’m out of suggestions.
20. Enable WiFi sync, if desired

Good luck!

Still not working for me... Time to wait for an official release where we don't need to do 20 steps and hope it works. Spent way too much time and aggrevation on this. It does seem to be the higher res pictures that create the issue. I am not convinced it is entirely iTunes, as my iPod will say "syncing xxx of xxxx" and freeze. So I am not sure where the log jam is that causes iTunes to skip the music sync step.

Just after I sent that comment Apple customer support called me to tell me about the iTunes update. They also suggested I add a column called "dimensions" when looking at my photo's in windows explorer and the issue occurs when trying to sync pictures over 3000 in length or width. I told them de-resing pictures was neither a practical nor acceptable solution. The selling point of the iPad3 is the screen resolution. Additionally, pictures taken with an iPhone 4S are over 3000, so that makes no sense.

I also asked that they at least admit there is a problem, so I can feel like it is being addressed.

Ok. I did the 20 steps above. I use adobe photoshop and my 15,000 photos are in about a hundred albums to keep them organized. The first album I added was fairly large, 1,300 or so. Then I went back and added 10 albums which added together was about same size. iTunes crashed. I pulled it back up and added 1 album and resynced. Worked.I

Continued to add just one or two albums at a time, seems to be working. Frustrating, but I think iTunes software is getting overwhelmed if the library is too large.

Tried 20 step process. Did not fix the problem. It does go much farther than with the previous iTunes, however. I am trying to sync a folder with 1036 photos and it got to 900-something. Like everyone else, I have no problem syncing that folder with multiple other iDevices.

Thanks for the suggestions, though.

Bug still there. Itunes 10.6.1.7 didn't solve it for me.

It worked for me, but only if I synced just a few albums (files) at a time. I do think the problem is iTunes is not working when a large amount of photos are involved. Instead of selecting sync all photos, select albums. Start with one, then add one or two at a time. For me, after fifty or so syncs I will be done. By the way, I did need to restart my iPad to see the photos. Hopefully they will fix this. Good luck.

All in all, this is still a strange bug. The iTunes update did nothing to improve the photo sync for me. I have repeatedly tried transferring one album at a time, each time with fewer than 100 images. The transfer fails to get all of the images 100% of the time. The actual number of images transferred varies each time, sometimes as low as only one image. From my experience, i am very surprised that anyone is reporting that this update actually helps. The response from ps1962 does not make it clear if he/she actually was successful getting all "50" transfer groups to work. Also, the need to restart the iPad is not my experience (whatever number of images did make it across are visible immediately and a restart does not change the number, for me).