I can not backup my Iphone 5 to ITunes as it produces an error message just befor completion.

Can anyone please help me with backing up my I Phone 5 to I Tunes.
When I get near the end it says can not back up as an error occurred.

It seems I have solved my own problem . . . well hopefully !!   ;-)
I was using a 'non' Apple cable. When I swithced to using the stock cable that came with my iPhone, iTunes can now see that I have a 'Device' and identifies it correctly as my iPhone.
Hopefully this may help others . . . ?
Cheers,
Grant.

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