iTunes hangs at "Step 6 of 7. Importing photos"

Everytime I connect my iPhone (4 or 5) to iTunes (v. 12.0.1.26), it begins syncing but hangs on step 6 of 7, "Importing photos".

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Solution 1:

  1. Quit iTunes
  2. Delete ~/Pictures/iPod Photo Cache (may or may not exist)
  3. Go to `~/Pictures/iPhoto Library
  4. CTRL+click > Show Package Contents
  5. Delete iPod Photo Cache inside the library
  6. Try syncing again.

Worked for me.