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

How big is the update?

snozdop wrote:

 

Mac OS X 10.9.3 is now out which re-instates the ability to sync locally via USB in Mavericks. Also an iTunes 11.2 Update is available after installing 10.9.3.

 

Finally, this thread can die....

Let's hope it is the same like before! No limitations and stuff. Did anyone try it during its beta days?

I was running the beta, but in my case the iTunes update and the 10.9.3 update weigh in at 560MB.

echelon3 wrote:

 

I was running the beta, but in my case the iTunes update and the 10.9.3 update weigh in at 560MB.

Was its USB sync the same as previous versions (10.8.x and older)?

Yes.

The update was 560mb (including iTunes) on my wife's MacBook Air and 461mb on my iMac as I installed iTunes separately.

On the beta version it only syncs Contacts and Calendar (NOT notes) - have not tried the new update so cannot say if the local sync on Notes has been reinstated as well.

Notes syncing hasn't been re-instated and was never supposed to be. That was removed from OS X long before the recent contacts and calendar syncing vanished temporarily.

Notes Syncing was removed in OS X 10.8.

peter_watt wrote:

 

How big is the update?

The combo update (which I always use, instead of the partial ones) is just under 1GB. (947MB)

would you happen tohave the link to the combo update?

nevermind

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1746

KiltedTim wrote:

 

Notes Syncing was removed in OS X 10.8.

I don't care when Notes Syncing was removed it should be returned.

Then tell Apple. Whining about it here accomplishes nothing. Not to mention the fact that the issue of Notes syncing is completely off topic.

TopSteve wrote:

 

KiltedTim wrote:

 

Notes Syncing was removed in OS X 10.8.

I don't care when Notes Syncing was removed it should be returned.

I totally disagree, must send some feedback to Apple on that.