can not sync photos with ios 11.3 and itunes 12.7.4

I think it is an issue with iTunes 12.7.4. I tried syncing my iphone 4s running ios 9 and it doesnt go beyond reading images stage. was working fine on 4s before the itunes update..

I already had 11.3 installed. just updated iTunes 12.7.4 this morning and the problem started for me as well so I would look at iTunes update first/

I left my devices attached to iTunes & everything was synchronized. Strange

It's definitely an iTunes problem as it is working with version 12.7.3

Just got a positive response from Apple, the engineers are aware of the problem and are working on a fix.

Working perfect now Windows 10 - iTunes 12.7.4 - iOS 11.4

Every comment I’ve seen on various threads on this subject are that it has worked.

My own synch took seconds on the reading photos section compared to around 15 minutes.

Today I updated iTunes to 12.7.4 and now it won't sync photos to my iPhone 7+

It's on version 11.2.6 and was working fine before the update. Got a new mini iPad last week and contacted Apple support because of issues trying to sync photos. Returned the iPad and got a new one. Managed to sync some photos to it on Saturday, but that was before I updated iTunes. Hope Apple does a fix soon. I'll send a message to the senior Apple adviser who was helping me.

Yeah, downgrading iTunes should only be a workaround. I hope Apple can fix all this.

In general, syncing photos from PC has been a mess for months. A lot of people can't sync photos to any iPad (even the 2017 ones) since iOS 11.3.

Same issue here. New iTunes 12.7.4 won’t put any photos back onto my phone after call to AppleCare and HOURS of trying to resolve. Called them due to syncing issue over trying to sync 130 photos from my camera roll to phone wasn’t working properly, senior advisor had me wipe my phone back to factory settings and do restore from previous backup....long story short, it totally wiped all 42,600 photos off of my phone and I can’t get them back on it from my computer (I don’t use the cloud for music or photos). To say this has been upsetting and frustrating doesn’t do the experience justice.

I have just synched my iPod Pro (9.7" version from the original release) and the albums are still there, so for me it is just the iPhone 7plus that has the problem.

If needed my info is: PC is Windows 10 fully updated, iPhone 7plus fully updated and as for others this has only happened since I updated iTunes last night.

I'm really appreciating some of the clever workarounds. Definitely a testament to quality of the community here. But the sad part is that many of us use certain Apple products for sake of simplicity. The fact that we've had to use workarounds for extended periods of time is ridiculous. Apple used to be much better about releasing quality software updates. iOS 11 updates have been constant big fixes while we're still missing features (like iCloud in iMessage). And the flaws with iTunes are impeding functionality we've had for so long on our iDevices - manual photo sync. Hopefully this thread is making enough noise for Apple to take notice. Again, really appreciative for some of the suggestions here that have been working for some.

Another serious bug with iTunes 12.7.4.76 (64 bit) on Windows 10:

• It can only be launched once after logging in.
• If you close it, it will not open again.
  • Task Manager shows that iTunes.exe is running, but the user interface is nowhere to be found.
  • Killing iTunes.exe with the Task Manager doesn't work either.
• You have to Sign out and back in again, or reboot Windows to launch it again.
• This version is seriously buggy.
  • Looks like it was rushed out without a lot of testing.

This appears to be working for me so far. Only part of my pictures moved into folder.

I created a new folder under Pictures(My Pictures) as iPhoneSync.

Change from iphone in iTunes to select the Folder.

Initially, since it contains nothing, Sync will finish with no issue.

Move some of the some pictures folders over.

Click Sync.

The sync is finishing and copying the pictures to phone now.

Yes, like someone else has reported here, I violated my old rule of waiting a few weeks before installing these annoying updates. Figured it was no big deal -- just a minor step version update. Now I'll have to wait until iTunes 12.7.4 is fixed before I can see my photos on my iPhone. I refuse to go through the hassle of downgrading to 12.7.3, and possibly losing my music like others here have reported.

Seems like this is the second or third time in the last few years that something like this has happened. Aggravating to say the least.