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I have PDFs on my Mac in Books, and I want them on my iPhone

Is there a way sync my PDFs from Books on my Mac to my iPhoneX's Books app using a direct connection instead of iCloud.


It used to be possible to do it when syncing and backups were done through iTunes.

iPhone 5s, iOS 11

Posted on Jul 11, 2020 4:13 PM

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Jul 12, 2020 10:56 AM in response to Lawrence Finch

Thanks Lawrence....


Is there is no other way to do a direct transfer with usb connection other than using iCloud? I have massive files (multiple college textbooks) in pdf format. I have used iCloud in the past, but I run into problems. Most common is that even after downloading the pdf's, the will disappear from my phone, and I think its due to iCloud.

I have PDFs on my Mac in Books, and I want them on my iPhone

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