My phone won't sync suddenly with iTunes and I am getting a message thatthe phone is not able to sync because the sync session failed. Help?

When trying to sync my iPhone I am now getting a message that  says "...the iPhone could not be synced because the sync session failed to start. I have been unable to discover what, if anything has changed in my settings or what I need to do differently. Help?

What fixed it for me:
On your computer, open iTunes > My iPhone (or whatever name you gave your iPhone) > "Music" page
Uncheck "Sync Music"
Click "Sync" button (bottom right)
Let it run and finish
Uncheck the box for every song, playlist, etc.
Click "Sync" button (bottom right) (This step may be unnecessary, but I did it and got the result I wanted.)
Let it run and finish
Check the boxes for the music you want on your iPhone
Click "Sync" button (bottom right)
Let it run and finish
See if that doesn't work for you.  I tried a lot of things that did nothing, but this seems to have fixed it, and quickly.

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