Syncing takes forever.....then I get an error.

When I sync my iPad the message at the top of the iTunes screen says "Syncing iPad - Step 1 of 5 - Backing Up". This "step" takes hours! Not sure really how long because I click on the "x" to make it stop and then it zooms through the other "steps" and is done in a matter of seconds. And then I get an error message that says "can not back up iPad because the iPad is disconnected". Do I have it set up incorrectly?

Here's one that helped me after hours of troubleshooting and lost data....
I changed my cable! Apparently my cables were no good? So I bought a new one... (really APPLE? I have to "buy" a new one?)
FINALLY IT WORKS!!!! I know it sounds simple, but it worked for me. Hope this helps.

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