Sync session failed to start

Super Helpful, this thread came up first in search when I typed "sync session failed to start." Thanks!

Thanks... It worked for me !!

This issue only started to happen after I had updated iTunes to 10.7.

The soft reset and iTunes restart worked for me.

It Worked!!! Thank you so much!

Solved the problem. Thank You.

CarlScheider's method just worked on my iPad (3rd gen) after the others failed.

i had this problem and i did wiclee and CarlScheider method together and it worked

Worked for me as well! I also had to unplug and replug it for it to come back up in iTunes.

I have found iTunes does not like syncing my photos from a network share. Trying to syncing photos from a shared location caused this error on my iPad (gen 3). Move photos to local PC and try syncing.

I tried all the other suggestions but continually had the error when including photos in the sync. Once I moved the photos that I wanted to sync to the local PC sync worked again. I dont know why iTunes wont work with network shares (really should be no different). This has only started to happen since 10.7.0.21 was installed. The shared location is a NetGear NAS on a Gbit LAN.

I ran into the same problem today. It's odd how it just randomly appears.

I deleted the iPhone backup in iTunes, but it didn't sync again until I closed iTunes and plugged the iPhone into the dock so that iTunes started up again. Seemed to work!

This worked for me thats so much for your help!!!!

thank you!!!! i thought i was doomed haha but this helped me! 😀

Where is the home button?

Hardware button. Circle with the square inside.

Thanks ssschmidt. I'm sorry for the dumb questions. So I hold on an app and i don't see the red -. Do I have to force quit every single app if syncing isn't working?