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

James Richards wrote:

OK That's probably a good idea as users might trawl through a lot of other stuff on this thread before they get to it. I've started a new thread here

Thanks for the advice 🙂

Good idea ... tilted minds, uninformed (hello petersomething), and the extremists on both ends of spectrum made it really tedious and difficult to collaborate on a solution here.

I will repost the info I've found … see you there … 🙂

Current 'solutions' have been given numerous times. Opening another thread will not change that.

Good luck

Pete

egabrag: You are incorrect. I sync (local) my iPhone and iPod with iTunes hooked up via cable and no icloud. Works perfectly under Mavericks.

Reading, comprehension, and the ability to compare and contrast are fundamental ... 😉

Delete all your contacts & calendars on your iPhone & re-sync them from iTunes 11 on Mavericks - I dare you.

Yes they are. Try them.

Cheers

Pete

I gave up after reading your nonsense here ...

handsOFFmydata wrote:

MikieMike. wrote:

petermac87 wrote:

I am surviving fine with five Macs all using Mavericks, two iPhones and an iPad and have never used the cloud.Everything is in sync. 😁

So how do you sync without iCloud then?

USB cable, through iTunes. As I always have. Using Mavericks and the latest iTunes.

Thanks mate. You are so cool!

Reading and comprehending is fundamental ...

Source: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12117

Very good. See you over in the new thread then.

Cheers

Pete

Well... I can see that there have been hundres of posts to the Original Question with many possibilities as a viable solution to the sync problem. My issues was loosing the 'Info" tab to sync my iPad. I sync my aclendar and contacts on my PC through iTunes which still has the "Info" tab.. for now I'm sure.

At any rate has anyone tried the software "GoodSync"? It just may be the answer1

GoodSync sounds like a file synchronization utility ... do you think it will synchronize calendar appointments and individual contacts?

JoeS wrote:

This is the beginning of a non-Cloud workaround (although, as noted, it required a wireless connection via a wifi device). Similarly discussed here, http://www.macworld.com/article/2061183/itunes-ios-syncing-gone-solve-it-with-se rver-.html But, both ChrisWL's and the one discussed at MacWorld just don't seem to offer the play-by-play of how to set this up. While this is a sub-optimal solution (I prefer wired sync myself and hope it comes back!), this might work, if someone explained it better.

This set of OSX Server setup instructions is more detailed:

http://securityspread.com/2013/10/27/setting-sync-server/

I came upon this thread after encountering a sync bug in 10.8.5. It's not the first time I've had issues with the SyncServices framework in 10.8.x. In previous releases it worked very well. I have filed a bug but I'm not holding out hope that Apple will fix it any time soon, considering their removal of SyncServices in 10.9. I, too, would prefer not to have to use a "cloud" service to sync between my computer and phone. Instead, I am investigating the possibility of writing my own software to do the sync between calendars on the iOS device and on the computer. I'm not looking to rewrite SyncServices. What I'm thinking of writing would only sync between the Apple Calendar and Contacts, and iOS. Anyone interested in buying such an application? Just trying to gauge interest before I spend a bunch of time on it.

Many here has been disabled by removal of sync service in OSX 10.9. Many of them, including me, would gladly purchase an utility app that synchronizes calendar events and contacts between Mac (OSX) and idevices (iOS) over USB connection.

How soon? ... 😉

Mavericks slows down my MacBook Air, it makes file movements very difficult, and now this bit about having to push our confidential contacts (and calendar, perhaps?) through the cloud is really making me sad. I've been an Apple customer since the days of Lisa. I'm now packing my bags.

The path to iTunes Music folder had been modified (maybe during 10.9 installation)

She told me to point on the Music folder again and rebuild the library....

And then : OK !

it synchronises, music is transferred normally

The above copied from another site...... Makes sense to me.