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

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

Most people just get a new phone when this happens.

faulty usb cord -- all is well -- PHEW!

Yeah TopSteve. This thread is over. Give it a break man. Sheesh!

Now it's just a soon to be closed echo chamber for those who did their best to convince everyone stuck for over 6 months without usb sync to move their data into the icloud.

4 guys who made up about 40% of this discussion defending apple's poor decision to the every end.

Sour grapes.

Don't be so hard on yourself. Who were the other three?

To make all the bullies here happy this is my last post to this thread.

This is off thread but I feel the nead to defend my self. 

I would kindley ask for people to stop being so personal.  I have only every posted on this thread in responce to others.  Condersiding there has been others posting on this thread scince Apple release OS X 10.9.3 and Itunes 11.2.1 I don't see the need to single me out. 

Goodbye TS

I am equally outraged. I don't like the cloud. I read a lot about how it is vulnerable to interception by governments etc. At least with our own computers we have some control over our data. I do not see why I should be forced into using a facility that I do not wish to use. I have to say that when I next change computers, it will not be a Mac that I choose.

Is there any way of getting back to the previous version of the software so I don't have to put up with this nonsense?

Why bother when the current version of the software has USB synch?

FYI, if governements want your data it won't matter where you store it.

Two words for you -IT'S BACK.