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

I can guess what the word was. It is against the terms of your licence with Apple to "modify" iOS. Hence a forum paid for my Apple understandably does not tolerate it. There are probably forums that will.

I'm not discussing it. You are.

If I'm right it's to do with what you do and don't see after updating. There are reports regarding stock installs on a number of forums. Not just this one.

gumsie wrote:

I'm not discussing it.

Good.

Dear Gerrit7,

Please consider updating to 10.9.3. That might help you with your problem.

Gerrit7 has not been here since October. (s)he is simply the thread's spiritual leader.

Threadjacker!

CT wrote:

Dear Gerrit7,

Please consider updating to 10.9.3. That might help you with your problem.

This answer to the original post is the right answer at this time. I if was Gerrit7 I would click this as Answered.

Congrats Apple for giving the people that support you what they wanted - which is the old functionality they loved.

i can now unsubscribe from this thread.

This thread is not quite dead yet!

Not sure how 'back' USB sync is: I stupidly updated to 10.9.3 today, trusting everything I'd read, connected my phone, and.....no info tab. No way I can see to choose to sync Contacts and Calendars--no way I can see to choose not to sync them, for that matter. I hope it means it is an automatic sync (not always good, but better than nothing), create a test change to a contact, sync, and no change to contacts on the iOS device.

I have seen references to turning OFF iCloud syncing in iCloud settings to restore USB sync, but I have never used iCloud. Can I restore syncing or do I have to go back to 10.8.5 again? That was not a joyous process.

Do you also have iTunes 11.2.1? If so then something sounds wrong. If not, download and install and post back with results. I think you need both.

You're right, you do need both, and 11.2 does not download automatically with 10.9.3.

Whew. Cannot select calendars and contacts to sync, however--the 'sync all' and 'sync selected' options are there, but 'sync selected' is grayed out and unselectable.

Donot Haveone wrote:

Whew. Cannot select calendars and contacts to sync, however--the 'sync all' and 'sync selected' options are there, but 'sync selected' is grayed out and unselectable.

You have to sync all calendars & contacts before you are able to highlight single ones. I guess without the initial sync the Mac doesn't know what data is on the device. After the sync toggle 'sync selected' & you can select the individual items.

Make sure iTunes is upgraded to the latest too...

Just realized that--need to have first sync done before they're selectable, but then those options show up again. Very good!

How can I locally sync when my phone does not show up in iTunes when connected to my Mac by usb cord. I am running iTunes 11.2.1 and OSX 10.9.3