Can not sync. Unknown error -50 appears

Any ideas as to why it will not sync

Good Morning Kristiane1969,
I understand you have some pictures on your iPad that you want to sync or transfer to your computer.  One way to accomplish this is to import the pictures to your computer directly.  Once you have a copy of your images backed up to your computer, then you can delete the images you no longer want on your iPad by selecting them in the Photos app, and then tapping the trash can icon.
The resources below will explain how to do that.
Import photos and videos from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your Mac or Windows PC - Apple Support
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201302
Once you have backed up and removed the pictures from your iPad, try syncing again.  If you still get error 54 in iTunes when you try to sync, there may be an issue with permissions.  Here is how to run the disk permissions tool using Disk Utility:
About Disk Utility's Repair Disk Permissions feature - Apple Support
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201560
Hope that helps ...
- Judy

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