HT1296 syncing iPad with iMac - syncing won't start

My iPad has always synced automatically with my iMac when I connected them. Today I get the message "could not be synced because sync session failed to start".
What di I do now?

Thank you so much. This worked immediately! Such a simple solution that it would not have dawned on me to try. Regards
Jerry

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