Why does my iTunes always freeze when a device is connected?

I am running the latest OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 and iTunes 12.1.0.50.  Every time I try and connect a device to iTunes the colour wheel appears and iTunes freezes. This has happened on an iPhone 5, an iPod Touch and an iPad Mini.  This problem only occurred after updating to the Yosemite OS X and iTunes 12.  Prior to then everything was working fine.  I was hoping the latest updates to both would have sorted out my issue but they didn't.

Howdy SheppBoy,
If you are having an issue with iTunes becoming unresponsive when you connect a device, I would suggest that you troubleshoot using the steps in this article - 
iTunes: May become unresponsive when connecting iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Brett L 

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