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Help with iTunes Sync - Stuck on importing photos . . .

iTunes 11.1.3 sync with iPhone 4S running latest IOS stuck on "importing photos". I already reinstalled iTunes. Thanks for any help.


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iPhone 4S, iOS 7.0.4

Posted on Dec 7, 2013 8:54 AM

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Posted on Dec 22, 2013 12:33 AM

I have exactly the same problem. I have "Sync Photo from iPhoto" checked in my sync option. Never had photo importing or syncing problem on my iPhone 5 before iPhoto Library updated to version 9.5.1. I think the cause is that iTunes 11.1.3 and iPhoto Library 9.5.1 don't go along with each other.


Apple needs to check this out!

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Feb 12, 2014 9:41 AM in response to RL Powell

Have tried all of the above, and only provides a short term solution (maybe works for about a week+/-)

The temp fix that works for me is to quit iTunes, use Disk utiltiy to repair permissions, then reopen iTunes.

Note: Disk repair log does'nt reveal any repairs performed wrt iPhoto, just some plist's for printers.

May 9, 2014 9:32 AM in response to leefoo23

leefoo23's suggestion worked perfectly for me. Thanks!

leefoo23 wrote:


I'll share what worked for me when I had this exact problem today. Solution is from apple.stackexchange.com.


Deleting

~/Pictures/iPod Photo Cache
and emptying the trash did the trick for me.

Detailed steps

  • Quit itunes.
  • Go to your home folder in the Finder
  • Go to the pictures folder
  • Move "iPod Photo Cache" to the trash.
  • Empty the trash.
  • Open itunes and run a sync


I hope this helps someone.

May 28, 2014 2:07 AM in response to RL Powell

I tried all the above solution and none works for me.

-iTunes 11.2.1

-iPhoto 9.5.1, with iPhoto library on Synology NAS

-Mac OS 10.9.3


However, I imported my iPhone photos to iPhoto as usual, organised Albums, then manually drag individual Albums to desktop, under different folders. Then I choose "import from folders" option in iTunes and it works. Now at least I have photos from Mac to iPhone under different albums like before. Hope Apple can produce a fix to this problem soon.

Jul 26, 2014 1:41 PM in response to RL Powell

Same problem. I couldn't find the iPod Photo Cache file (because I had only read page one of this thread ;-) so I command-option-clicked iPhoto.


Turns out that just repairing permissions (option 1) solved the problem for me, and only took a few seconds. Might be worth trying the four options in the order they come up.


Anyway thanks all for the help.

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