Unable to sync iPad; Required File Cannot be Found

I'm not able to sync my iPad to my Mac. Each time I try to sync I receive the message "The iPad cannot be synced. The required file cannot be found".
I tried the Restore option in iTunes, but continue to have to same issue. I've been syncing the iPad almost every week since I got it and just started about the same time as iTunes was upgraded.
Any ideas on how to fix it?

It seems that your iPod/iPhone/iPad photo cache got corrupted.
Go to your iPhoto library
Right click and choose show package contents
Delete the folder "iPod Photo Cache"
Close iPhoto Contents folder
Restart iTunes and re-sync. This should solve the problem.
Your iPhoto library will be re-optimised for syncing to your preferred device.
Hopes this solves your problem.

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