Q: How to locally sync an iPhone with OS X Mavericks? iCloud is NOT an option.

If you're not using the icloud with your NSA account and still want to sync notes locally, you can use an app called "Write2"  There are other note apps out there with this function as well.

You can't sync locally but you can backup locally by going to the APPS section of your iphone menu in Itunes, Save the write folder to your computer and there you have it.

It's not a sync. It's only locally backed up notes old school style like it's 2002 again!

You can sync your address book locally by turning dictation on in your system preferences and get Siri to read the whole address book to your mac and save it as a text file.

It is amazing to me there is not an App to sync my contacts to my computer.  I use Photosync for my photos.  Isnt there an app that will do that?  I see many but they are not explained very well.  I need to get my new numbers off my phone and using a pencil and paper is really dumb and the Cloud is not an option

Too scary and time consuming to go back to Lion, if something goes wrong there goes my computer.  I have a 27 iMac and was considering a new top of the line computer system but with maverick thats not an option

I am really looking at an S4 system becasue of this.

I feel your pain; not ever going to be uploading my Contacts to anybody else's cloud.

iTunes contacts sync gone... much sadness.

Download Mavericks OS/X Server 3.0, set up your own CardDAV, CalDAV, etc., PRESTO! There they are. Problem solved.

It ... Just Works <gasp>.  Being a *nix geek isn't a requirement, OS/X server is shiny, and pretty, and contains many buttons to PuSh (along with helpful suggestions).

Z001 Wrote:

• As we were instructed, these forum discussions apparently not the right places for voicing our dissatisfaction, the recommended place is to provide feedback under the Contact section, but even better is to provide a rating and a review in the App Store. I encourage you all to voice your opinions there. Apple pays more attention to those.

I tried that and of course you can only comment, post a review of the product - Mavericks if you've purchased it. I haven't done that, at 5+ Gb its a bit beyond my capacity at the moment and in any case I won't be purchasing it until we get local sync back.

Perhaps other forums will take up the flag and spread this issue around, I've already posted a warning on my Facebook page to friends and family to avoid Mavericks if they want to keep local syncing working.

I also just got this when I tried to view other discussions on this topic:

It appears you're not allowed to view what you requested. You might contact your administrator if you think this is a mistake.

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drowningindata wrote:

 

I also just got this when I tried to view other discussions on this topic:

 

It appears you're not allowed to view what you requested. You might contact your administrator if you think this is a mistake.

 

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That message means the Hots removed the post or topic for a Terms of Use violation.

If you're going to quote the OP, it pays to remember that we can all actually SEE what he posted. They did NOT specifically state via cable or WLAN, that's just your editorializing.

 

There's only so many ways to try and explain light to a blind person.

Oh dear. What a fool you've made of yourself... Apparently, not only do you have major reading comprehension issues, you actually ARE blind!

Gerrit7 (the original poster) wrote exactly what I re-posted in their second post here: https://discussions.apple.com/message/23444401#23444401 which is just 3 posts down from the first post of this thread.

What airline do you work for, just so that I can avoid ever flying with them... You're a danger to your passengers.

I too was looking at purchasing a new Retina 13" with 10.9 until I saw the article about disabling of local sync. While I do use Notes on iCloud, Calendar on Google, Contacts and legacy calendars were local. I wonder how I'm suppose to send my old calendars to my iPhone on 10.9. Suffice to say, I've put my potential purchase on hold and will not be upgrading...perhaps Apple will allow this local sync feature if enough people voice? Is posting in this forum sufficient for that?

Apple doesn't read these forums. Please submit your thoughts at apple.com/feedback. Supposedly they are read by Apple there.

Is posting in this forum sufficient for that?

No. Send feedback directly to Apple here: http://www.apple.com/feedback/

I hope in addition to all of these colorful and creative comments, you are all submitting feedback to apple.com/feedback. That seems like our best hope to get USB sync of calendars/contacts put back into Mavericks.

Drowningindata

I think you get the error message when you land on a discussion entry that has been removed by the thought-police.

Thanks Z001

Yet trolls are allowed.

If what you say is true I don't get why and just how much control Apple has over discussion.

It IS important to vent feelings about issues that effect us, effect usability.

There are other forums, but this one is important because its run by Apple for Apple users.

I feel really hurt that Apple has seen fit to impose usability methods on users, on me.

I've been an Apple user for 30 years, love the gear and interface.

I don't like bullying and I feel like I'm being bullied, ignored, patronised.

Some users don't mind being forced to use iCloud, but thats not my choice.

Barrie, age 70

1961 Diploma of Design and Crafts – A.S.T.C. National Art School, Sydney

1970 Graduate Diploma in Industrial Design - G.D.I.D. UNSW

1984 Graduate Diploma in Education - Dip. Ed. Technical. Syd CAE

1985 Graduate Diploma in Social Communication - G.D.S.C. UWS

2001 Master of Design - Digital Media UWS

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Barrie, age 70,

Some users don't mind being forced to use iCloud, but thats not my choice.

You are not forced to use iCloud to sync Contacts and Calendars.

If you prefer, you can use Google Sync, Microsoft Exchange, Fruux, Yahoo, Outlook.com and many others.

This thread is specifically about the removal of local (Wifi or USB) sync directly with iTunes in OS X Mavericks only. As you have not installed Mavericks, this particular issue does not affect you (yet) and you can continue syncing locally with your current setup.

drowningindata

I am with you. There is a pont to stay on topic in these tech forums as otherwise it will become very hard to find a tech solution....however Apple clearly does not like and therefore does not provide a platform where users can discuss user experience relatef topics in public. Apple is changing and starts behaving like a BIG corporation. Do you recall how '1984 won't be like 1984'? Well it is slowly turning into 1984....

Thanks snozdop,

The methods you mention are all net/cloud based if I'm not mistaken.

Yes I understood at the inception that this thread is about removal of USB/WiFi sync.

I have no interest in using any cloud service to sync my data across Apple devices due to the fact that neither Apple nor anyone else can guarantee the privacy or security of data/files. NSA, PRISM, Chinese hackers are all real threats to privacy - one of my son-in-law's had his internet business hacked by Chinese hackers here in Australia.

Does Apple state anywhere in its terms of use that it can absolutely guarantee the integrity of our data?

My ideas and sensitive private information are important to me.