Can't sync ipad, unknown error -39

My ipad won't sync. I have rebooted my iMac and ipad, trashed the iTunes cache. I am up to date on software on both machines. Any suggestions?
iPad is 64Gb, 3G about 40% left on drive

The search bar can be your friend. Since I'm not familiar with erro 39 on iPad, I typed the following in the search bar: ipad error 39 and several posts came up. This one seemed to solve the problem for another person with the same issue:
Looks like you may have a corrupt picture file on the device.
1. Open iTunes
2. Click on your iPad
3. Click on the Photos Tab
4. Uncheck the Pictures (regardless of Automatic sync or manual). You will then be prompted that all your pictures will be removed from your iPad, select Yes/OK.
5. Sync your iPad
6. Check your iPad to make sure that all synchronized pictures are removed.
7. Now, put a check in the Pictures box once again to sync your photos and then run the sync operation once again.

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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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Go here:
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delete the cache that corresponds to the photo app you're using (iphoto, or aperture or anything else)

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Stephen's got you covered.
I've also seen the following reported cause/workaround:
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I keep getting an error message that says "the ipod cannot not be synced""an unknown error occured (13019). I am trying to put albums on to my ipod by dragging and dropping. I have it set to manually manage music and videos. The albums appear in the music section under Devices, but they don't appear on my actual ipod.
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I am having the exact same issue as you are with my iPod nano. This started happening the same day after I updated the iPod software, so I wonder if it is a bug within the software that Apple needs to resolve. I dragged 3 playlists of new music from my iTunes over to my iPod and sometime while it was trying to add those songs, the error 13019 popped up. Another note, which may not be related at all, was that iTunes told me at some point during this process (I believe before the error notification, but I'm not sure and that may be helpful to know) that I did not have enough room on the iPod to copy all of the songs, but it would copy as many as it could. What is curious, like in your situation, is now all the songs it supposedly copied appear to be on the iPod under the Device->iPod->Music label in iTunes when it is plugged into my computer, the playlists in question are also showing up there, and it does indeed say my memory is full under the iPod's general tab in iTunes. However, when going through my actual iPod when it is not plugged in, none of those songs or playlists are anywhere to be found.
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Like a kid with who has a brand new toy, but is not able to play with it.
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