HT1414 how to reinstall iTunes? does not recognize my iPad nor my iPhone

Suddenly, iTunes stopped recognizing my iPad and my iPhone. Battery charging, no syncing, both devices invisible. I think I may need to reinstall iTunes. How can I do it without losing my content? Thanks in advance, marek

Before you do anything drastic, try something real simple.
Quit iTunes, reboot the Mac and restart the iPad. I sync via WiFi and it never fails that iTunes will not see my iPad about every 10 days or so and I go through the restart ritual and it has always come back.
It may not work for you, but it beats having to reinstall iTunes - if it does work.

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